DEFINITIONS

Question 1

Spring balance

Answer 1

A measuring device that uses a stretched string to measure force in Newtons (N)

Question 2

Deceleration

Answer 2

When something slows down

Question 3

Inertia

Answer 3

The tendency to resist any change in motion

Question 4

Newton (N)

Answer 4

Unit used to measure force

Question 5

Acceleration

Answer 5

When something moves faster

Question 6

Atom

Answer 6

Tiny particles that everything is made up of

Question 7

Magnet

Answer 7

Attracts objects containing metal

Question 8

Compass

Answer 8

An instrument showing the direction of magnetic north

Question 9

Electromagnet

Answer 9

A type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current

Question 10

Protons

Answer 10

Positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom

Question 11

Electrons

Answer 11

Negatively charged particles found in the space around the nucleus of an atom

Question 12

The ends of a magnet

Answer 12

Magnetic pole

Question 13

Gravitational field

Answer 13

Objects inside this field will experience gravitational force

Question 14

Repulsion

Answer 14

A force by which objects repel one another

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Attraction

Answer 15

A force that draws objects together

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Velocity

Answer 16

The speed of something in a given direction

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Force field

Answer 17

An area in which a particular force exists and can be felt

Question 18

Weight

Answer 18

The pulling force of gravity on an object

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Stability

Answer 19

Balanced

Question 20

Non-contact force

Answer 20

A force applied to an object by another body that is not in direct contact with it

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Motion

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The change in position of an object

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Contact force

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A force that occurs between surfaces

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Air resistance

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Friction between an object and the air around it and slows the object down

Question 24

Gravity

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The force of attraction between two objects. The force pulling objects toward the Earth

Question 25

Insulator

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Objects that do not allow electricity to pass through them

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Positively charged

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An object that has more protons than electrons

Question 27

Conductor

Answer 27

Metallic objects that allow electricity to pass through them

Question 28

Negatively charged

Answer 28

An object that has more electrons than protons

Question 29

Static electricity

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The type of electricity in charged objects

Question 30

Electric field

Answer 30

A force field that exists around an electric charge

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Electrostatic force

Answer 31

Objects inside this field will experience electrostatic force

Question 32

Magnetic field

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Space around a magnet where a magnetic force is experienced

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Friction

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A force that slows objects down, occurs whenever one object tries to move over another

Question 34

Force

Answer 34

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