Astronomy Vocab Quiz

How fast an object speeds up or slows down (measured in meters per second squared)

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Position

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The speed of an object moving in a certain direction (measured in meters per second)

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Position

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The force of air pushing against a moving object

• Gravity

• Friction

• Terminal velocity

• Drag

The force of a surface pushing against a moving object

• Air resistance

• Friction

• Drag

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Something pushing or pulling on an object (measured in Newtons)

• Force

• Inertia

• Motion

• Velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A measure of how much matter is in an object (measured in grams)

• Weight

• Inertia

• Mass

• Volume

An attractive force that pulls objects with mass towards each other

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Magnetism

• Drag

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The path one object takes around a more massive object

• Position

• Circle

• Orbit

• Elispe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A collection of space objects that orbit the Sun

• Galaxy

• Nebula

• Planets

• Solar System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A rocky object in space that is smaller than a planet or dwarf planet

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Star

• Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3