Zoe's Haunted House Forces and Motion Mystery | Free Printable Vocabulary Worksheet with Answer Key

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Match 8 key Forces Motion vocabulary words to their definitions. Haunted House theme keeps kids engaged. Answer key included (NGSS.3-PS2-1).

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Page 1 — Vocabulary Match

Free Grade 3 Science vocabulary match worksheet — Forces Motion — Common Core NGSS.3-PS2-1

Page 2 — Answer Key

Answer key — Grade 3 Science vocabulary match — Forces Motion — teacher and parent use only

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What is included

✓ 8 key Forces Motion vocabulary words

✓ Scrambled definitions to match

✓ Haunted House theme to keep kids motivated

✓ Bonus challenge — write sentences using vocabulary

✓ Answer key on page 2

✓ Print-ready PDF — Letter size

✓ standard difficulty level

About This Activity

Zoe sprinted through the creaking haunted house, dodging flying objects!

Teacher Tip

Set up a mini haunted-house stations activity where students push toy ghosts down ramps with different surfaces to observe friction and speed, connecting each station label directly to the eight vocabulary words on this worksheet.

Vocabulary Words

FORCEA push or pull that moves an object.

MOTIONWhen something travels from one place to another.

GRAVITYThe invisible pull that drags objects toward the ground.

FRICTIONA rubbing force that slows a sliding object down.

SPEEDHow fast something moves across a distance.

COLLISIONWhen two moving objects crash hard into each other.

MAGNETAn object that pulls certain metals toward itself.

VIBRATIONA fast back-and-forth shaking that objects make.

About this Grade 3 Forces Motion Vocabulary Worksheet

This printable vocabulary match worksheet helps Grade 3 Science students learn key Forces Motion terms. The Haunted House theme makes vocabulary practice engaging while students build academic language skills. Includes answer key and bonus writing challenge (NGSS.3-PS2-1).