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Motion 1!
Unit 1!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reference point | a location to compare others |
| position | location of an object |
| motion | a change in position over time |
| speed | how move something move in a certain time |
| vector | a quantity in size and direction |
| volocity | speed in a certain direction |
| acceleration | when velocity changes |
| centripetal acceleration | acceleration in a circle |
| force | a push or pull |
| net force | a combo of all forces |
| inertia | newtons first law, the tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
| gravity | a force of acceleration due to mass |
| free fall | when an object is being pulled down by gravity and no other forces are acting on it |
| orbit | when an object travels around another object in space |