Forces and Changes in Motion

position

• where an object is located

• movement, or a change in an objects position

• how fast an object moves

• the path a moving object takes

motion

• movement, or a change in an objects position

• how fast an object travels

• a push or pull

• where an object is located

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

speed

• the path a moving object follows

• how fast an object moves

• where an object is located

• a push or pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

direction

• where an object is located

• how fast an object moves

• the path a moving object follows

• movement, or a change in an objects position

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

NGSS.5-PS2-1

force

• a push or pull

• the path a moving object follows

• how fast an object moves

• where an object is located

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

gravity

• a push or pull

• where an object is located

• a force of attraction that occurs because of an object's mass that pulls things toward each other

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

balanced force

• the state where all opposing forces acting on an object are equal; they do not change an object's motion

• the state where all opposing forces acting on an object are not equal; they change an object's motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

unbalanced force

• the state where all opposing forces acting on an object are equal; they do not change an object's motion

• the state where all opposing forces acting on an object are not equal; they change an object's motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a force that slows down motion

• force

• friction

• gravity

• mass

mass

• the amount of weight in an object

• the amount of matter in an object

• how heavy something is

• a force that slows down motion