Force and Motion Vocab Terms

Pendulum

• a weight that hangs from a swinging rope, wire, or string

• when a force pushes an object away

• pieces of iron, steel, or ore that attract or repel

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Friction

• a temporary magnet that uses electrical energy

• a force that slows objects down or keeps them in place

• when forces cause a change in the motion of objects

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Unbalanced

• a force that pulls an object down

• a temporary magnet that uses electrical energy

• When forces cause a change in motion of objects

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Attracts

• a force that pulls objects towards each other

• a weight that hangs from a swinging rope

• when a force pushes an object away

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Gravity

• a force that pulls an object down

• when a force pushes an object away

• pieces of iron, steel or ore that attract or repel

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electromagnet

• a force that slows objects down or keeps them in place

• a temporary magnet that uses electrical energy

• a force that pulls an objects down

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repels

• when a force pushes an object away

• a force that pulls objects toward each other

• a temporary magnet that uses electrical energy

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magnets

• pieces of iron, steel, or ore that attract or repel

• when a force pushes an object away

• When forces cause a change in the motion of objects

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Olivia kicks a ball on the bumpy road. The ball will slow down because of

• the sun

• the color of the ball

• friction

• magnets

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Objects that contain iron will

• attract magnets

• push away other objects

• melt

• repel other objects

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