Forces of Motion

A pencil falling to the ground is an example of___.

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Forces

• Gravity

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A push or pull on an object that makes it move

• force

• acceleration

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Position

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The tendency for an object in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest (all objects have this property)

• Energy

• Speed

• Inertia

• Force

a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving.

• force

• friction

• gravity

• acceleration

A force not caused by objects touching

• noncontact force

• contact force

• friction

• motion

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When forces acting on an object change its motion

• friction

• conservation of energy

• unbalanced forces

• kinetic energy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

when forces act on an object without changing its motion.

• balanced forces

• energy transfer

• energy transformation

• mechanical energy

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The process of an object changing position over time

• inertia

• unbalanced forces

• motion

• velocity

A force caused by an object touching another object

• potential energy

• energy

• contact force

• unbalanced forces

• force

• inertia

• acceleration

• noncontact force