Force & Motion Key Vocabulary - 5th Grade

____________ is the force that pulls objects toward each other

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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_______________ is a change in the position of an object

• Gravity

• Force

• Motion

• Pull

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

______________ is the extent to which an experiment, test, or investigation provides the same results on repeated trials

• Control

• Magnetism

• Variable

• Reliability

________________ is a force that pushes or pulls a magnetic material across a distance

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

• Position

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

______________ is a push or pull that can change the position or motion of an object/material

• Control

• Force

• Valid conclusion

• Friction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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______________ is a force that acts in an opposite direction to movement

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Reliability

__________________ is the substance, object or group in an experiment that is not changed

• Control

• Push

• Pull

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

_______________ is the place where something is located; where something has been put

• Motion

• Force

• Variable

• Position

_____________ is the act of applying force in order to move something away

• Pull

• Push

• Valid conclusion

• Controlled experiment

____________ is a condition in an experiment that is changed in order to determine the effect of that change

• Pull

• Push

• Controlled experiment

• Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2