Patterns in Motion & Friction

A weight on a string that hangs from a single point. It swings and creates a pattern of motion!

• pendulum

• motion

• pattern

• outcome

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The process of an object moving or being moved.

• pendulum

• motion

• pattern

• outcome

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A series of repeating events.

• pendulum

• motion

• pattern

• outcome

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The results of tests after we make predictions.

• pendulum

• motion

• pattern

• outcome

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

A rough material made from pieces of sand glued to paper. Rubbing it on surfaces causes a lot of friction.

• pattern of motion

• friction

• sandpaper

• outcome

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

The force resisting motion. It slows things down.

• pattern of motion

• friction

• sandpaper

• outcome

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When a moving object makes the same pattern again and again.

• motion

• pattern of motion

• outcome

• friction

Motion can be ________________.

• straight

• circular

• up and down

• all of the above

________ is a form of friction that slows down cars, trains, and airplanes.

• outcomes

• pressure

• Air resistance

• Water resistance

Rough surfaces cause more friction than others.

• True

• False