Vocabulary
A force that moves an object away.
What is push?
Which force pulls you down a playground slide?
What is gravity
_____________ is the force that slows down objects when they rub against each other.
What is friction?
Objects that produce magnetic fields and attract metals.
What is a magnet?
The more mass an object has and the closer you are to the object, the stronger the ____________.
What is gravity?
A force that brings an object closer.
What is pull.
Newton
Friction works (with or against) motion and acts in the opposite direction.
What is against?
The area around a magnet in which there is a magnetic force.
What is a magnetic field?
_____________ is how hard gravity pulls down on something.
What is weight?
The two ends of a magnet are called this.
North and South.
Force makes things _______________.
What is move?
Ice would be what type of friction? High Friction or Low Friction?
What is low friction?
What is it called when a magnet pulls toward an object?
What is Attraction?
The Earth's gravitational force _________________ (speeds up) objects as they fall.
What is accelerates?
A force that slows down the movement of an object.
What is friction?
Ms. Howell's class and Mrs. Stocksdale's class are playing tug-of-war. After several minutes, the students notice that the rope has not moved at all. What is one possible cause of this?
The two classes are pulling with the same force.
Grass would be what type of friction? Low friction or High Friction?
High Friction
What is it called when a magnet pushes away from an object?
What is repel?
____ _________ ____________ is one of the most important scientists in history.
Sir Isaac Newton
A push or pull that changes the position of an object.
What is force?
An example of a pushing force is:
Students answers will vary
An example of this force can be observed during a kickball game when the ball is pitched, but the force between the ball and the ground makes the ball stop before reaching the kicker
What is Friction?
Give an example of things a magnet attracts?
keys, staples, locks, spoons, etc.
What is Sir Isaac Newton known for?
What are the Laws of Motion?