Science Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Position | Describes the location of an object |
Reference Point | A location to which you compare other locations |
Motion | A change in position over time |
Speed | A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time |
Vector | A quantity that has both size and direction |
Velocity | Speed in a specific direction |
Acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes |
Centripetal Acceleration | Acceleration in a circular motion |
Force | A push or pull |
Net Force | The combination of all the forces acting on an object |
Inertia | The tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
Gravity | A force of attraction between objects due to their mass |
Free Fall | When gravity is pulling something down and it is the only force acting on it |
Orbit | When it travels around another object in space |
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