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Motion and Forces

Unit 1, lessons 1-4

TermDefinition
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 The measure of how far something moves.
Vector A quantity that has both size and direction.
Velocity The 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 tendencies 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 down and no other forces are acting on it.
Orbit When an object travels around another object in space.
Fluid Any material that can flow and that takes the shape of its container.
Pressure The measure of how much force is acting on a given area.
Pascal The SI unit for pressure.
Atmospheric Pressure The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere.
Buoyant Force An upward force that fluids exert on all matter.
Archimede's Principle States that the buoyant force acting on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of the object it places.
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