forces and motion vocabulary quiz

The contact force that acts against movement when two objects touch each other.

• Friction

• Gravity

• Force

• Inertia

When two forces act on the same object in the same direction, you can calculate the total force.

• Formula

• Acceleration

• Compute

• Inertia

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A force that acts between two objects that pulls them toward one another.

• Contact Force

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Two forces of equal strength that combine to act on the same object but in opposite directions.

• Balanced

• Friction

• Formula

• Noncontact Force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A push or pull that acts on an object.

• Inertia

• Friction

• Force

• Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion.

• Contact Force

• Inertia

• Compute

• Balanced

A force that can cause a push or a pull without touching it.

• Noncontact Force

• Gravity

• Force

• Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A force that causes a change when two objects touch.

• Formula

• Gravity

• Friction

• Contact Force

The rate at which the speed or the direction of motion of an object changes over time.

• Acceleration

• Friction

• Force

• Formula

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A combination of different things added together to form a compound.

• Force

• Formula

• Friction

• Inertia

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5