Unit 2: Force and Motion Vocabulary (Version 1)

Front

What does 'equal' mean?

Back

The same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Front

What is 'friction'?

Back

A force between an object and the surface it is moving over.

Front

What does the term 'speed' refer to?

Back

How fast an object is moving.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

Which term refers to the energy an object has because it is moving?

Back

Kinetic energy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is an 'effect'?

Back

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Front

What is 'force'?

Back

A push or pull on an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

What is 'mass'?

Back

The amount of matter in an object, typically measured in kilograms.

Front

What is 'acceleration'?

Back

The rate at which an object changes its velocity.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Front

What is 'gravity'?

Back

A force that attracts two bodies toward each other, commonly experienced as the force that pulls objects toward the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is 'inertia'?

Back

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.