Force Vocabulary-test will be next Thursday November 3rd
force-push or a pull that can make something move
motion-the act of moving
wind-moving air
push –a force that moves an object away
pull –a force that moves an object toward something
friction – a force that keeps resting objects from moving and tends to
slow motion when one object rubs against another object.
gravity – a force that pulls everything toward the ground
mass – the measure of the amount of matter in an object.
weight – the measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Vocabulary words
Week of October 3, 2011
Vocabulary Words:
Bushy: fluffy or thick like a bush
Costume: a set of special clothes
Disguise: a costume or make-up someone wears so no one will know who it really is
Handsome: good-looking
Mirror: a piece of glass you can see yourself in
Mustache: thick hair that grows above a man’s lip
Vocabulary for Matter
matter- what all things are made of; it’s everything around you
mass- the amount of matter an object has
property- a characteristic of matter
solid- all matter that has a shape of its own
liquid- matter that does not have a shape of its own
gas- matter that always fills all the space inside a container
mixture- something made up of two or more things
reversible- able to be changed back to the way it was before
irreversible- not able to be changed back to the way it was before