click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Motion and Forces
Unit 1 lessons 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Position | Describes location of an object |
| Reference Point | A location to which you compare other locations |
| Motion | Change in position over time |
| Speed | Measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time |
| Vector | Quantity that has both size and direction |
| Velocity | speed in a specific direction |
| Acceleration | rate at which velocity changes |
| Centripetal acceleration | Acceleration in circular motion |
| Force | Simply a push or pull |
| Inertia | Tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
| Net force | Combination of all the forces acting on an object |
| Gravity | A force of attraction between objects due to their mass |
| Free Fall | When gravity is pulling down and no other forces are acting on it |
| Orbit | When the object travels around another object in space |