7th Grade science Vocabulary

Front

What is the pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium?

Back

Soundwaves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is an interaction between two objects that can cause an object to change its motion, direction, or shape?

Back

Force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

What law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

Back

Newton's Third Law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

What is the transfer of heat by movement of molecules in a liquid or gas where warmer molecules rise and cooler molecules sink?

Back

Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the product of an object's mass and velocity?

Back

Momentum

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Front

What is the term for the rate of change of velocity?

Back

Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

What is the force of gravity acting on an object?

Back

Weight

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Front

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the term for the distance traveled per unit of time?

Back

Speed

Front

What is the term for the change in position of an object?

Back

Displacement