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Unit 1 Motion
Unit 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Position | The location of an Object |
| Speed | A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time. |
| Reference Point | Location to which you compare other locations. |
| Vector | Quantity that has both size and direction. |
| Motion | Change in position over time. |
| Velocity | Speed in a specific direction. |
| Acceleration | Rate at which velocity changes. |
| Centripetal Acceleration | Acceleration in a circular motion. |
| Force | Push or pull. |
| Inertia | Tendency of all objects to resist change in motion. |
| Net Force | The combination of all the forces acting on an object. |
| Gravity | Force of attraction between objects due to their mass. |
| Free Fall | When gravity is pulling an object down and no other forces are acting on it. |
| Orbit | An object traveling around other object in space. |
| Fluid | Any material that can flow and take the shape of its container. |
| Atmosphere Pressure | The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere. |
| Pressure | Measure of how much force is acting on a given area. |
| Pascal | The SI unit of pressure. |
| Buoyant Force | An upward force that fluids exert on all matter |
| Archimedes Principle | States that the Buoyant Force acting on an object in fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of fluid that the object replaces |