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Chapter 2 - Forces and Motion Vocabulary
Chapter 2 - Forces and Motion Vocabulary
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5th grade science on forces and motion vocabulary words from Pearson Science Chapter 2
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A form of energy.
shadow
waves
light
force
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What is the force of attraction between any two objects?
force
inertia
gravity
friction
3
What happens when an object accelerates?
Its speed or direction changes
Its speed and direction do not change
Only its speed changes
Only its direction changes
4
The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion.
acceleration
net force
inertia
uniform motion
5
What surface would slow a ball down the most?
tile floor
cement sidewalk
grassy field
paved road
6
Friction is a kind of force
False
True
7
Which of the following is a contact force?
friction
gravity
magnetism
electricity
8
An object will stay in uniform motion unless a net force acts on the object.
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
9
Besides strength, or magnitude, what does every force have?
magnetism
friction
gravity
direction
10
Two forces acting together in the same direction.
friction
net force
balanced
combined forces
11
Two forces of equal strength that combine to act on the same object but in opposite directions.
balanced
net force
gravity
combined force
12
What is a push or a pull that acts on an object?
balanced
gravity
friction
force
13
The total of all forces acting on a body.
uniform motion
net force
combined force
balanced
14
How do electric and magnetic forces act on different objects?
They only push or pull objects when they touch each other
They only pull objects
They either push or pull objects
They only push objects
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The form in which light energy travels.
shadow
light
force
waves
16
The greater the net force acting on an object.......
the greater the acceleration of the object
the lesser the acceleration of the object
the lesser the mass of the object
the greater the mass of the object
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The force that results when two materials rub against each other.
force
friction
gravity
acceleration
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Describes how acceleration, mass, and forces are related.
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
19
When the sun is low in the sky late in the afternoon, trees form
short shadows
long shadows
no shadows
all size of shadows
20
What is the rate at which the speed or the direction of motion of an object changes over time?
balanced
acceleration
inertia
uniform motion
21
Magnetism is a contact force
True
False
22
The motion where the speed and direction do not change.
inertia
uniform motion
acceleration
friction
23
For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
24
The area of partial darkness where light has been blocked by an object.
shadow
waves
night
light
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Gravity only acts on heavy objects.
False
True
