Force and Motion Vocabulary

Forces on an object that do not change the motion of the object are ______.

• friction
• balanced forces
• direction

A line or course that something moves along is ______.

• force
• direction
• pendulum

A force that stops the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another is ______.

• friction
• motion

• direction

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

• force
• wave

• pendulum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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How an object moves from one place to another is ______.

• motion
• object

• unbalanced force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Anything that is visible or able to be touched is ______.

• object
• unbalanced force

• direction

Forces on an object that cause change in the motion of the object are ______.

• unbalanced forces
• pendulum

• motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Force is

• pressure that is applies in order to make a change

• a push or a pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction

• forces on an object that do not change the motion of the object

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Balanced forces result in movement.

• True

• False

Objects move when forces are______________.

• Balanced
• Unbalanced

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1