3rd - Force and Motion Vocabulary

When the forces acting on an object combine to give zero force and there is no change in motion of an object.

• unbalanced force

• balanced force

• friction

• motion

A push or a pull

• gravity

• pattern

• force

• friction

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The direction in which the force acts on an object.

• north

• force direction

• left

• gravity

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How small or large a force is.

• weight

• direction

• speed

• force strength

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A force that slows something down when two objects rub against each other. It is usually stronger if one of the surfaces are rough, soft, or sticky.

• carpet

• bumps

• friction

• grass

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The downward pull on all objects toward the center of the earth.

• gravity

• atmosphere

• air

• horizontal force

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A force that pushes or pulls in a side to side, or back and forth direction.

• vertical force

• gravity

• horizontal force

• motion

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Going from one place to another.

• speeding

• motion

• rolling

• sliding

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To use your senses to pay close attention to something and notice many details about it.

• look

• smell

• notice

• observe

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Something that repeats regularly.

• pattern

• beat

• echo

• force