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Vocab Words
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| motion | The state in which one object's distances from another is changing |
| reference point | A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion |
| instantaneous speed | The speed of an object at one instant time. |
| speed | The distance an object travels per unit of time |
| velocity | speed in a given direction |
| slope | The steepness of a line on a graph. |
| acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes |
| force | A push or pull exerted on an object |
| unbalanced force | Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an objects motion |
| balanced force | Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions, not changing the motion of the object |
| newton | A unti of measurement that equals the force required to accelerate one kilogram of mass at a meter per second per second. E=MC^2 |
| net force | The overall force on an object when the individual forces acting on it are added together. |
| friction | The force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces are rubbed together. |
| static friction | Friction that acts on objects that are not moving |
| gravity | The force that PULLS objects toward each other |
| sliding friction | Friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another |
| rolling friction | Friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface |
| fluid friction | Friction that occurs as an object moves through a liquid |
| air resistance | The fluid friction experienced when objects fall through air |
| free fall | The motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity |
| terminal velocity | The greatest velocity a falling object can achieve |
| inertia | The tendency in an object to resist any change in its motion |
| momentum | the product of an objects mass and velocity |
| Law of Conservation of Momentum | The rule that in the absence of outside forces the total momentum of objects that interact does not change. |
| average speed | The overall rate of speed at which an object moves |