The Science of Summer Fun Vocabulary

A force that pulls objects toward each other is ​ (a)  

• gravity
• physics
• friction
• potential
• acceleration
• slope
• amusement
• zero-gravity moment

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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the branch of science that deals with the way objects move is ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• physics
• friction
• potential
• acceleration
• slope
• zero-gravity moment
• amusement
• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

the "stickyness" between two objects when they rub against one another is ​ (a)  

• friction
• potential
• acceleration
• slope
• zero-gravity moment
• amusement
• gravity
• physics

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a feeling of delight at being entertained is ​ (a)  

• amusement
• potential
• acceleration
• slope
• zero-gravity moment
• slope
• gravity
• physics

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another way of saying something is possible is ​ (a)  

• potential
• acceleration
• slope
• zero-gravity moment
• gravity
• physics
• friction
• amusement

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the scientific principle used to describe what an object does when it changes speed or direction is ​ (a)  

• acceleration
• slope
• zero-gravity moment
• gravity
• physics
• friction
• amusement
• potential

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the steepness of a hill is ​ (a)  

• slope
• gravity
• physics
• friction
• amusement
• potential
• acceleration
• zero-gravity moment

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

a feeling of weightlessness is ​ (a)  

• zero-gravity moment
• physics
• friction
• potential
• acceleration
• slope
• amusement
• gravity

Answer explanation

a feeling of weightlessness is ​ (a)  

• zero-gravity moment
• physics
• friction
• potential
• acceleration
• slope
• amusement
• gravity

Answer explanation