Elevate Science Topic 1 Motion and Forces Vocabulary

Front

the way an object faces

Back

direction

Front

the exact place an object is

Back

position

Front

a push or a pull that can change an object

Back

force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

a force that goes against the motion of an object

Back

friction

Front

a change in an objects location

Back

motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

the pulling force that stretches an object

Back

tension force

Front

a push or pull when two objects touch

Back

contact force

Front

the force exerted by an object that has been stretched of squeezed

Back

spring force

Front

a noncontact force that acts between any two objects that pulls them toward one another

Back

gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5