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Chapter 1a
1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Forces
Question | Answer |
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Distance | The length of the path between two points. |
Energy | The ability to do work or cause change. |
Motion | The state in which one object's distance from another is changing. |
Speed | A measurement that describes any object in motion. Distance/Time |
Instantaneous Speed | The speed of an object at one instant of time. |
Average Speed | The overall rate of speed at which an object moves. Total Distance/Total Time |
Velocity | Speed in a given direction. |
Slope | The steepness of a graph line. |
Acceleration | The rate at which the velocity changes. |
Force | A push or pull |
Newton | The strength of a force. |
Net Force | The combination of all the forces on an object. |
Unbalanced Force | When a net force acts on an object. |
Balanced Force | Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions. |
Potential Energy | Stored energy. |
Kinetic Energy | Motion of an object. |