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Science Vocabulary - Chapter 11 - Grade 5

Lesson 1 & 2

AB
PositionThe location of an object.
MotionA change in an object’s position over time.
Frame of referenceA group of objects from which a position or motion is measured.
SpeedHow fast an object’s position changes with time at any given moment.
VelocityThe speed and direction of a moving object.
AccelerationChange in velocity with respect to time.
MomentumThe mass of an object multiplied by its velocity.
ForceAny push or pull by one object on another.
FrictionA force that opposes the motion of one object moving past another.
Balanced forceForces that act together without changing its motion.
Unbalanced forceA force that causes an object to change its motion.
Action forceThe initial push or pull of one object on another object.
Reaction forceThe push or pull of a second object back on the object that started the push or pull.


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