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an event or process that leads to a result or change
What is a Cause
how fast an object is moving
What is Speed?
the moment when two objects hit each other
What is a Collision?
A proposed answer to a question about the natural world.
What is a Claim?
This is required to change the velocity of an object.
What is a Force?
a result or change that happens because of an event or process
What is an effect?
to apply a force
What is Exert?
a force between an object and the surface it is moving over.
What is Friction?
the same in quantity, size, degree, or value
What is Equal?
What is Equal?
information about the natural world that is used to support or go against a claim
What is Evidence?
the amount of matter that makes up an object
What is Mass?
to reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning
What is Infer?
acting or going in the reverse direction
What is Opposite?
Even though the force exerted on two objects in a collision is the same strength, if the objects have different ____________, their changes in velocity will be different.
What is Masses?
an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
What is a Model?
a push or a pull that can change the motion of an object
What is a Force?
the energy an object has because it is moving
What is Kinetic Energy?
anything that has mass and takes up space
What is Mass?
Understanding these types of relationships can help you infer what led to a particular result.
What is Cause and Effect relationships?
the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
What is Reasoning?
speed in a particular direction
What is Velocity?
a self contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel that can be detached for a particular function
What is a Pod?
a scientific discussion in which ideas are shared and scientists can question and challenge one another.
what is a Science Seminar?
Which will have a greater change in velocity when two objects collide, an object with less mass or an object with greater mass?
What is an object with less mass?