Science STAAR Vocabulary Review Category 2

a push or pull on an object that may change the motion of the object

• force

• energy

• motion

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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any change in the location of an object

• potential

• motion

• distance

• force

a force that resists motion when two surfaces are touching each other

• kinetic

• thermal

• force

• friction

a force that pulls all objects that have mass toward one another

• distance

• gravity

• motion

• shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

the frictional force air exerts against a moving object

• friction

• motion

• potential

• air resistance

how far an object has traveled

• current

• distance

• chemical

• friction

the ability to do work

• energy

• gravity

• force

• motion

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

stored energy or energy of position

• friction

• gravity

• potential

• kinetic

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

energy of motion

• electrical

• potential

• kinetic

• sound

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

energy from vibrations in matter

• sound

• light

• mechanical

• thermal

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1