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Vocab Quiz Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| motion | The state in which one object's distances from another is changing |
| reference point | a place or object used for composition to determine if an object is in motion |
| average speed | the total distance traveled divided by the total time elapsed |
| instantaneous speed | the speed of an object at one instant in time |
| speed | the distance an object travels per unit in time |
| velocity | speed in a given direction |
| slope | the steepness of a line of a graph, equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal change |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
| force | a push or pull exerted on an object |
| unbalanced force | force that produce nonzero net force, which changes the object's motion |
| balanced force | equal forces acting on an object in opposite direction |
| newton | a unit of measure equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one meter per second per second |
| net force | the overall force acting on an object |
| friction | the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another |
| 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 one solid rolls over a surface |
| fluid friction | friction that occurs when an object moves through a fluid |
| air resistence | the fluid friction experienced by objects falling through air |
| free fall | the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on its gravity |
| terminal velocity | the greatest velocity a falling object can achieve |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion |
| momentum | the product of an object's mass and volecity |
| Law of Conservation of Momentum | the rule that in the absence of outside forces the total momentum of objects that interact does not change |