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PhysicalScience5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Motion | An object's change in position over time when compared with a reference point |
| Speed | The rate at which an object moves; speed depends on the distance traveled and the time taken to travel that distance |
| Velocity | The speed of an object in a particular direction |
| Acceleration | The rate in which velocity changes |
| Force | A push or pull |
| Newton | Unit used to express force |
| Net Force | The force that results from combining all the forces exerted on an object |
| Friction | The force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching |
| Gravity | A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses |
| Weight | A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object, usually the earth |
| Mass | The amount of matter that something is made of |