Chapter 2 vocabulary

a change in the position of an object

• motion

• force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the change in an object position compared to another object's position

• relative motion

• force

a place or object used to determine if an object is in motion

• relative motion

• reference point

any push or pull

• force

• reference point

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the force that pulls all objects toward each other

• force

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

measures how much matter in an object

• weight

• mass

measures how strong the force of gravity on an object

• weight

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the rate at which an object changes position

• speed

• velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

it combines speed and direction

• acceleration

• velocity

the change in speed or direction

• acceleration

• velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2