Forces and Motion Vocabulary

the amount of matter that makes up an object or substance

• mass

• motion

• position

• direction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

the movement of an object, or a change in an object's position

• motion

• position

• force

• speed

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the place where an object is located

• position

• direction

• friction

• gravity

the path that a moving object follows

• direction

• force

• speed

• position

a force that attracts objects with mass towards each other

• gravity

• friction

• force

• direction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a push or pull applied to an object to make it move

• force

• friction

• position

• direction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a force that resists the motion of two objects that rub together

• gravity

• friction

• motion

• mass

a measure of the distance that an object travels in a certain amount of time

• speed

• gravity

• motion

• direction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The apple is falling to the ground due to ________.

• gravity

• friction

• force

• direction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

They are making the green block move by using ________.

• force

• friction

• motion

• position

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