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forces and motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acceleration | the rate in which velocity changes |
| power | the rate in which work is done |
| motion | the state in which one objects distance from another is changing |
| friction | the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other |
| velocity | speed in a given direction |
| weight | the force of gravity on an object at the at the surface of the planet |
| work | force exerted on an object that causes it to move |
| pascal | a unit of pressure equal to 1 newton per square unit |
| bernoullis principle | the rule that a stream of fastmoving fluid exerts less pressure than the surrounding fluid. |
| terminal velocity | the greatest velocity a falling object can achieve |
| momentum | the product of an objects mass and volocity |