Physical Science Vocabulary 2021

What is weight

• A physical property of a solid used to describe its surface.

• A measure of the force of gravity on an object.

• The amount of space an object or substance takes up.

• The distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is volume?

• The amount of space an object or substance takes up.

• A physical property of a solid used to describe its surface.

• A measure of the force of gravity on an object.

• The distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time.

What is speed?

• A physical property of a solid used to describe its surface.

• A measure of the force of gravity on an object.

• The amount of space an object or substance takes up.

• The distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is force?

• To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

• A push or a pull that one object exerts on another object with or without direct contact. Some examples are friction, gravity, magnetism, pushes, and pulls.

• Process by which substances are changed into different substance with different properties.

• Forces that are unequal in size and may or may not be opposite direction.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is a chemical change?

• A push or a pull that one object exerts on another object with or without direct contact. Some examples are friction, gravity, magnetism, pushes, and pulls.

• Forces that are unequal in size and may or may not be opposite direction.

• To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

• Process by which substances are changed into different substance with different properties.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What are unbalanced forces?

• A push or a pull that one object exerts on another object with or without direct contact. Some examples are friction, gravity, magnetism, pushes, and pulls.

• Process by which substances are changed into different substance with different properties.

• To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

• Forces that are unequal in size and may or may not be opposite direction.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is an insulator?

• Material used to reduce or prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound.

• To bounce light, sound or heat off of a surface.

• A force that opposes motion through direct contact.

• To transmit heat, sound or electricity through a medium.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is friction?

• Material used to reduce or prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound.

• To bounce light, sound or heat off of a surface.

• A force that opposes motion through direct contact.

• To transmit heat, sound or electricity through a medium.

What are balanced forces?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Forces that are equal in size, but opposite in direction.

• A type of energy an object has due to its motion or position.

• The relative frequency (high or low) of sound as perceived by a listener.

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Forces that are equal in size, but opposite in direction.

• A type of energy an object has due to its motion or position.

• The relative frequency (high or low) of sound as perceived by a listener.