Force & Motion Vocabulary

Forces can cause, stop, or slow down _________.

• pushes and pulls
• animation
• motion

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Gravity is a force that _________________.

• pushes us down to Earth's surface
• pulls us down to Earth's surface
• slows us down on Earth's surface

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The heavy box in the video is being ___________ forward.

• pulled
• pushed

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Gravity is missing from the graphic organizer. Under which category should gravity be added?

• Contact
• Non-contact

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When the south ends of two magnets are near each other, the magnets _________.

• repel
• attract
• lose their magnetism

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When the child placed the red north end of the magnet near the blue south end of the magnet on the toy car, the toy car __________.

• moved backward
• moved forward
• shook back and forth in place

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Which force is a contact force?

• Gravel
• Friction
• Gravity

Which surface provides the LEAST amount of friction?

• Grassy field
• Concrete sidewalk
• Wood floor

What is a force?

• the ability to do work
• a push or a pull
• something that is only found in food

Which statement about force is true?

• Forces are required to create motion.
• Forces can be contact or non-contact and affect motion.
• Forces are the result of motion.

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