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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific Law | A rule of nature that tells you what will happen under certain conditions. |
| Volume | The amount of space occupied by an object. |
| Technology | Another term for applied science. |
| Theory | An explanation based on many observations supported by experimental results. |
| Standard | An exact quantity that people agree to use for comparison. |
| Mass | A measurement of the quantity of matter. |
| Density | The mass per unit volume of a material. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion. |
| Speed | The rate of change in an object's position. |
| Net Force | The sum of all the forces acting on an object. |
| Balanced Force | The net force acting on an object is zero. |
| Velocity | The speed of an object and the direction of its motion. |
| Acceleration | The rate of change of the velocity of an object. |
| Unbalanced Forces | Unequal forces pushing in opposite directions. |
| Negative Acceleration | What a car has when approaching a red light |
| Positive Acceleration | What a car has when the light turns green and it takes off. |
| Newton's First Law | Also known as the Law of Inertia |
| Formula of Speed | s = d/t |
| Initial Velocity | In the equation used to calculate acceleration, Vi |
| Final Velocity | In the equation used to calculate acceleration, Vf |