Force and Motion Vocabulary

Front

Slide

Back

To move along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Speed

Back

A measurement of how fast an object moves.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Roll

Back

To move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Gravity

Back

A force that tries to pull two objects together.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

Position

Back

Where something is located.

Front

Direction

Back

The path that something or someone takes to get to another place.

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

Front

Spin

Back

To turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

Friction

Back

A type of force that keeps objects in place or slows them down.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2