Unit 4 Vocabulary Part 1

____________________ is the action or process of moving or being moved.

• Motion

• Energy

• Force

• Velocity

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____________________ is the distance an object travels per unit of time.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Momentum

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____________________ refers to how far an object moves.

• Distance

• Speed

• Mass

• Weight

____________________ is the speed and direction of a moving object.

• Velocity

• Speed

• Momentum

• Acceleration

____________________ is the rate of change of velocity, calculated by dividing the change in velocity by the time it takes.

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Momentum

• Force

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____________________ is the distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point.

• Displacement

• Distance

• Velocity

• Acceleration

____________________ is a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates, often referred to as the x-axis and y-axis.

• Axes

• Coordinates

• Gridlines

• Reference point

____________________ is the measured period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues.

• Time

• Energy

• Distance

• Speed

____________________ is a push or a pull.

• Force

• Energy

• Friction

• Momentum

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

____________________ is a force that opposes motion and is caused by contact between two surfaces.

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Tension