Activity 1.2: Forces of Flight

A push or a pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.

• force

• fluid

• unbalanced force

• gravity

• friction

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Forces that are directed opposite each other and are not equal in magnitude.

• force

• fluid

• unbalanced force

• gravity

• friction

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The force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another or to move through a liquid or gas.

• force

• fluid

• unbalanced force

• gravity

• friction

A gas or liquid that tends to take the shape of its container.  

• force

• fluid

• unbalanced force

• gravity

• friction

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth or toward any other physical body having mass.  

• force

• fluid

• unbalanced force

• gravity

• friction

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The force of gravity that pulls objects downward. Not to be confused with mass, the amount of matter in an object. 

• acceleration

• mass

• magnitude

• lift

• weight

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The size or quantity of something.

• acceleration

• mass

• magnitude

• lift

• weight

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The rate at which an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

• acceleration

• mass

• magnitude

• lift

• weight

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The amount of matter in an object. Not to be confused with weight, which is the amount of force that gravity exerts on an object.

• acceleration

• mass

• magnitude

• lift

• weight

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The force that directly opposes the weight of an aircraft and holds the aircraft in the air.  In a rocket, lift and thrust are in the same direction.

• acceleration

• mass

• magnitude

• lift

• weight