Unit 1 Vocabulary

What does the word gravity mean?

• The force that repels objects away from each other.
• The force that causes objects to float in the air.
• A non-touching force between Earth and other objects.

• The force that attracts objects towards each other.

An illustration that shows how something works, or what its parts are is a

• chart
• diagram
• graph
• map

An example of a touching force is a

• magnetic force
• gravity force
• electrical force
• kicking a football

When a magnet pulls on metal, the two objects will

• Create a force field
• Stick together
• Attract
• Repel

When the south poles of magnets are pushing each other apart, they are

• neutralizing
• attracting
• aligning
• repelling

An object that pulls some types of metals and pushes and pulls on other magnets is called a

• repeller
• magnet
• attractor
• metal

A force is

• A push or pull
• A twist or turn
• A jump or leap
• A shout or scream

What is the definition of the word exert?

• to cause a force to act on another object

• to relax or take a break
• to avoid or evade
• to decrease or reduce

When we made the paperclip float, that was an example of a

• demonstration
• unbalanced force

• simulation
• balanced force

An example of a non-touching force is

• gravitational force
• blowing out a candle

• frictional force
• electromagnetic force