Force and Motion Vocabulary

Front

Collision

Back

the moment when two objects hit each other.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

Cause

Back

an event or process that leads to a result or change.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Effect

Back

a result or change that happens because of an event or process.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Exert

Back

to apply a force.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Force

Back

a push or a pull that can change the motion of an object.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Frame of Reference

Back

a place or object that is not moving.

Front

Friction

Back

a force that opposes an object moving over the surface of another object.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Front

Motion

Back

a change in position compared to a place or an object that is not moving.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Speed

Back

how fast an object is moving (distance / time)..

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Velocity

Back

speed in a particular direction.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1