Force and Motion Vocabulary

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

• control

• friction

• gravity

• pull

an experiment in which all the variables are kept the

same except for the one being tested (fair test).

• pull

• magnetism

• testable hypothesis

• controlled variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

• force

• motion

• position

• reliability

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a force that acts in an opposite direction to movement

• friction

• gravity

• magnatism

• force

a force that pulls objects toward each other

• push

• gravity

• pull

• force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

• magnatism

• control

• reliability

• valid conclusion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

a change in the position of an object

• motion

• control

• force

• friction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

• position

• friction

• pull

• force

the act of applying force to move something toward or with you

• pull

• force

• push

• valid conclusion

the act of applying force in order to move something away

• push

• pull

• friction

• gravity