Force and Motion Vocabulary

______________________ is any push or pull on an object.

• Force
• Mass
• Gravity
• Air Resistance

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A _________ uses force to move an object towards you. 

• Pull
• Push
• Motion
• Force

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A ________ uses force to move an object away from you.

• Push

• Pull

• Gravity

• Motion

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Which tells POSITION?

• 45 mph

• to the left of the table and under a light

• 80 km

What is the meaning of acceleration?

• any change in the speed or direction of an object

• where an object is located

• the pull of gravity on an object

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Which tells the VELOCITY of an object?

• 75 mph
• 75 mph traveling south

Which scientist gave us the laws of motion?

• George Washington
• John Adams
• Sir Isaac Newton

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If I kick a soccer ball across the field, what vocabulary word tells me why the ball would slow down in the grass?

• acceleration
• friction
• gravity

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_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.

• velocity
• speed
• displacement
• distance

_____is a change in the velocity of an object.

• Direction
• Speed
• Displacement
• Acceleration