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Motion and Forces
Unit 1, lessons 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Position | Describes the location of an object. |
| Speed | Distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occured. |
| Reference Point | A location to which you compare to other locations. |
| Vector | A quantity that has both size and direction. |
| Motion | A change in position over time. |
| Velocity | Speed in a specific direction. |
| Acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes. |
| Centripetal Acceleration | Acceleration in circular motion. |
| Force | Simply a push or a pull. |
| Net Force | The combo of all the forces acting on an object. |
| Inertia | The tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion. |
| Gravity | A force of attraction between objects due to their mass. |
| Free Fall | Something is in free fall When gravity is pulling down and no other forces are acting on it. |
| Orbit | An object is in orbit when it 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 S.I unit for pressure. |
| Atmospheric Pressure | The pressure caused by the weight of the atomosphere . |
| Buoyant Force | An upward force that fluids exert on all matter. |
| Archimedes' Principle | States that the buoyant force acting on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of fluid that the object displaces. |