Science & Math Terms

What is motion?

• The speed of an object

• A type of energy that stays still

• The act of moving from one place to another

• The force that stops objects

What does speed measure?

• The weight of an object

• How fast an object moves over time

• The color of an object

• How far an object moves

What does distance tell us?

• How heavy something is

• The size of an object

• How far an object moves

• How long an object stays still

What does time measure in an experiment?

• The force needed to move an object

• The direction of an object

• How long something takes to happen

• The speed of an object

What is acceleration?

• When an object moves backward

• When an object moves faster over time

• When an object stays at the same speed

• When an object stops moving

What is velocity?

• The weight of an object

• The force pushing an object

• The speed of an object in a specific direction

• The friction of an object

What force pulls objects toward the Earth?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Gravity

• Friction

What is force?

• A) A push or pull that makes an object move

• B) The amount of space an object takes up

• C) The weight of an object

• D) The direction an object moves

What is energy?

• The ability to make something move or work

• The speed of an object

• The shape of an object

• The force that makes objects slow down

What is data?

• A) A tool used to measure speed

• B) The speed of an object

• C) The information collected during an experiment

• D) A way to stop motion