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science run record
Term | Definition |
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position | location of an object |
motion | a change in an objects position over time |
frame of reference | a group of objects from which a position or a motion is measured |
speed | how fast a position changes with time at any given moment |
velocity | the speed and direction of a moving object |
acceleration | a change in velocity with respect to time |
momentum | the mass of an object multiplied by its velocity |
work | the use of force to move an object a certain distance or change an object |
energy | the ability to preform work or change an object |
potential energy | energy stored in the position or structure of an object |
kinetic energy | the energy of a moving object |
law of conservation of energy | the theory that staes that energy may change form, but it cannot be created or destroyed |
simple machine | a machine that changes the direction, the distance or the strength of one force |
effort | the force applied to a machine |
fulcrum | the pivot point of a lever |
compound machine | a combination of two or more simple machines |
efficiency | the measure of how much useful work a machine puts out compared to the amount of work put into it. |