Investigating Forces Vocabulary

a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction

• friction

• force

• gravity

• magnetism

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a pushing or pulling force produced by a magnet

• force

• position

• movement

• magnetism

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the force that causes objects with mass to attract towards each other

• magnetism

• gravity

• push

• pull

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a force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across each other

• gravity

• force

• friction

• magnetism

a change in position or location

• push

• pull

• force

• movement

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where an object is located

• position

• force

• movement

• gravity

a force that causes something to move closer

• push

• pull

• movement

• force

a force that causes something to move away

• movement

• position

• push

• pull