LEAP Science Vocab (6th)

What is the largest star of the solar system that provides solar energy to Earth?

• North Star

• Moon

• Sun

• Galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What term describes the paths planets and stars take around objects? (a)  

• Revolve
• Orbits
• Gravity
• Motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which type of celestial event occurs when the moon passes through the earth's shadow? (a)  

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse
• Waning
• Phases of the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term for the force that pulls everything towards the center of Earth without touching it?

• Kinetic energy

• Friction

• Gravity

• Balanced forces

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is the law stating that energy cannot be created nor destroyed?

• Law of Conservation

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Unbalanced forces

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the term used for the collision of objects which generates thermal energy? (a)  

• Convection
• Conduction
• Frictional forces
• Magnetic forces

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Match the following laws with their correct descriptions.

• The law that states an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

• Newton's First Law

• Another name for Newton's First Law, emphasizing the resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity.

• Law of Inertia

• For every action, there is an equal, but opposite, reaction.

• Newton's Second Law

• The law that states the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the object's mass.

• Newton's Third Law

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What is defined as the flow of a charge through a conductor?

• Electric current

• Voltage

• Electromagnetic induction

• Direct current

What is the name of the force exerted by a surface when an object moves across it?

• Normal forces

• Contact forces

• Frictional forces

• Applied force

What is the term for the acceleration caused by gravity?

• Universal law of gravity

• Free-fall acceleration

• Action-at-a-distance forces

• Gravitational forces