Grade 5 Unit 6 Motion Vocabulary Test

The location of an object in relation to a nearby object or place

• position

• reference point

• frame of reference

The second object or place related to a certain position

• position

• reference point

• frame of reference

The background used to judge to determine if something is moving

• position

• reference point

• frame of reference

A change in position

• reference

• motion

• refrence point

Distance an object travels divided by the time it travels

• velosity

• acceleration

• speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The speed of an object in a particular direction

• velosity

• acceleration

• speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Any change in speed or direction

• velosity

• acceleration

• speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The force of attraction between two objects

• friction

• force

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A force that opposes motion

• friction

• force

• gravity

Forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1