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Force/Change Motion
G5 Realize Vocabulary T6
Term | Definition |
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force | a push or pull that can act on or change an object |
non-contact force | a force that does not need to touch an object to affect it, such as gravity |
gravity | a force that pulls masses toward large objects, such as the Earth and the sun |
contact force | a push or pull that moves or changes an object when two objects touch |
friction | an opposing force caused by two objects touching each other |
deduce | to form an idea based on evidence* |
acceleration | a change in an object’s direction or speed |
inertia | an object’s ability to oppose a change in motion |
formula | a math problem that shows a scientific fact* |
balanced | when two equal forces acting on an object cancel out each other’s effect on the object |
compute | to find or calculate* |