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Motion

Unit 1

TermDefinition
position location of an object
reference point location that is compared to other places
motion change in position over time
speed how far something moves in a given amount of time
vector has both size and direction
velocity speed in a certain direction
acceleration rate at which velocity changes
centripetal location acceleration in a circular motion
force push or pull
net force combination of all forces acting on an object
inertia law that all objects resist change in motion
gravity force of attraction between objects due to their mass
free fall when gravity is pulling down and no forces are acting on it
orbit when an object travels around another object in space
fluid any material that can flow and takes the shape of its container
pressure measure of how much force is acting on a given area
pascal unit for pressure
atmospheric pressure pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere
buoyant force upward force that fluid exert on all matter
Archimedes' principal 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
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