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MOTION
Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | a measure of how far something move in given amount of time |
| vetor | a quantity that has both speed and direction |
| velocity | a speed in a specific direction |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
| centripetal accelration | acceleration in a circular motion |
| force | push or pull |
| net force | the combination of all forces acting on an object |
| inertia | the tenancy of all objects to resist change in motion |
| gravity | a force of attraction between objects based on their mass |
| free fall | when gravity is pulling on something and no other forces are acting upon it |
| orbit | when it travels around another object in space |
| fluid | any material that can flow and takes the shape of its container |
| pressure | the measure of ow 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 liquids exert on all matter |
| Archimedes' principal | states that buoyant force acting on an object in liquid is an upward force equal to the weight of fluid that the object displaces |