Vocabulary 10 Quiz

A push or pull exerted on an object

• velocity
• energy
• friction
• force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

equal forces acting on one object in opposite directions and form a net force of zero

• Balanced forces
• Unbalanced forces
• Strong forces
• Opposite forces

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

• density
• volume
• weight
• mass

A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object.

• weight
• speed
• volume
• height

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion

• Balanced forces
• Static forces
• Frictional forces
• Unbalanced forces

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

• smoothness
• slipperiness
• friction
• traction

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

• friction
• velocity
• momentum
• inertia

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

• magnetic force
• gravity

• centrifugal force
• electromagnetic force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together

• combined force
• total force
• sum force
• net force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving.

• Gravitational force
• Centripetal force
• Frictional force
• Centrifugal force