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Unit 1, Motion
| 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 moves in a given amount of time. |
| Vector | a quantity that has both size and direction. |
| Velocity | a speed in a specific direction. |
| Acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes. |
| centripetal acceleration | acceleration in a circular motion. |
| force | push or pull |
| net force | the combination of all forces acting on an object. |
| inertia | the tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion. |
| gravity | a force of attraction between objects due to their mass. |
| free fall | when gravity is pulling an object down and no other forces are reacting on it. |
| orbit | when an object travels around another object in space. |
| fluid | any material that can flow and that takes the shape of a container. |
| pressure | the measure of how much force is acting on a given area. |
| pascal | the unit used for pressure |
| atmospheric pressure | the pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere. |
| buoyant force | an upward force that fluids exert on all matter. |
| Archimede's principle | 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 displays. |