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Sem B Unit 3
Physical Science 9
Term | Definition |
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acceleration | rate of change in velocity |
air resistance | drag experienced when moving through air |
drag | force that acts on, and in the opposite direction to, an object moving through a fluid |
gravitational attraction | the attractive force between any two objects due to their mass |
gravitational force | attractive force between any two objects due to their mass |
gravity | force that attracts objects that have mass toward each other |
mass | measure of the amount of matter in an object |
surface area | amount of space covering the outside of a three-dimensional shape |
terminal velocity | maximum velocity an object can attain when moving through a fluid |
variable | any factor that can be manipulated, controlled, or measured in an experiment |
weight | force of gravity acting on an object |