Force and Motion Amplify Vocabulary

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Acceleration

Back

A change in speed or velocity

Front

Collision

Back

the moment when two objects hit each other

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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Effect

Back

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Equal

Back

the same in quantity, size, degree, or value

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Exert

Back

to apply a force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Force

Back

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

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

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Friction

Back

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

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Infer

Back

to reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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Kinetic Energy

Back

the energy that an object has because it is moving.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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Mass

Back

the amount of matter that makes up an object.