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Motion and Forces
Unit 1, Lessons 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| position | The location of an object |
| reference point | The location where you compare other locations |
| motion | A change in position over time |
| speed | 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 | Simply a push or pull |
| net force | A combination of all forces acting on an object |
| inertia | The tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
| gravity | The force of attraction between ocjects due to their mass |
| free fall | Gravity is pulling it down and nothing else |
| orbit | When and object travels around another object in space |
| fluid | |
| pressure | |
| pascal | |
| atmospheric pressure | |
| buoyant force | |
| Archimedes' principle |