vehicles set 1
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| coast | To move without being continuously pushed or pulled
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| chassis | The frame and wheels of a vehicle
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| axles | Round shafts that connect the opposing wheels of a car.
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| bearings | Structures trhat help parts move freely.
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| motion | A change in the position of an object over time.
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| speed | A measure of how fast an object is traveling
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| force | A push or pull.
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| propulsion force | A push or pull that causes an object to move.
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| gravity | The force of a attraction between two objects
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| reference point | An object or location with which position of a second object is compared over time to determine if the second object is moving
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| veer | A change of direction or course
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| baseline | a specific value that can serve as a basis for comparison
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| iteration | a repetition that attempts to improve on a process or product
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| iterate | to perform repetitions to improve on a process or product
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| acceleration | A change over time in the speed, the direction, or the speed and direction of motion
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| friction | A force that opposes motion
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| system | A set of parts so related or interconnected that they work as a whole
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| subsystem | a system within a system that has its own function
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| lubrication | a substance between two surfaces to reduce friction
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| fair test | a test in which only one factor (variable) is changed and all the other conditions are kept the same
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| scale | the ration of the measurements in a representation or a model of an object to the actual object
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| velocity | An objects speed and direction
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| elapsed time | The time it takes to travel between a starting point and an ending point
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| magnitude | greatness or extent of size
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| net force | the overall force on an object, when all the individual forces acting one eachother are added together
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| balanced force | forces opposite in direction and equal in magnitude;balanced forces have a net force of zero
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| unbalanced force | forces that do not produce a net force of zero
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| normal force | the force that comes from the surface on which an object is locaed
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| frame of reference | the view from which you judge the motion of another object
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| qualitative data | information describing the qualities of objects obsrved, but not measured
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| quantitative data | information based on measurement or counting
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| design engineer | someone who designs things
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| criteria | goals that must be satisfied to be able to succesfully achieve a challenge
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| Which variable is plotted on the "x" axis? | the time
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| Which variable is plotted on the "y" axis? | the distance
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| what is a design change? | the way the car is made/put together (changing the wheels)
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| What is a construction change? | how a car is assembled (making one axel longer than other)
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| what is postive/negative acceleration? | Postive: speeding up Negative: slowing down
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| What are the basic components of a coaster car? | bearings, axels, chassis
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| What are some metric unit of measurements? | centimeters meters kilometers
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