Forces Vocabulary

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction.

• force
• gravity
• friction
• magnetism

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To use force to move away

• push
• pull
• position
• motion

To use force to move towards

• push
• pull
• position
• motion

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The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth 🌎

• force
• gravity
• friction
• magnetism

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A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together

• force
• gravity
• friction
• magnetism

The pushing or pulling force produced by a magnet 🧲

• force
• gravity
• friction
• magnetism

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Where an object is located

• push
• pull
• position
• motion

A change in the position of an object

• push
• pull
• position
• motion

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The extent to which an experiment, test, or investigation provides the same results on repeated trials

• variable
• valid conclusion
• testable hypothesis
• reliability

An idea that can be tested by experiment or observation

• variable
• valid conclusion
• testable hypothesis
• reliability

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