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Physics Vocabulary
8th Grade Science Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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Acceleration | The change in an object’s speed or direction (velocity) over time. |
Balanced Force | When all forces acting on an object are equal and opposite. |
Constant velocity | When the velocity of an object does not change. The graph is a straight line. |
distance | The total length traveled. |
Force | A push or pull. |
Friction | The force that resists the motion of two surfaces that are touching. |
Gravity | The force of attraction between two objects. |
Inertia | An object’s tendency to resist changing its motion. |
Kinetic Energy | The energy of motion. |
Law of Action-Reaction | For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. |
Law of Force & Acceleration | F=ma. There is a relationship between force, mass, & acceleration. If you increase the acceleration, then the force increases. |
Law of Inertia | An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion, unless acted upon by an unbalanced or outside force. |
mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
Motion | A change in position. |
Net Force | The total amount of force acting on an object. |
Newton | The SI unit of force. Measured with a spring scale. |
Potential Energy | Stored energy due to gravity, elastic, or chemicals. Also called positional energy. |
Speed | The distance traveled by an object in an amount of time. |
Unbalanced Force | When all forces acting on an object are not equal or not opposite. |
Velocity | Speed with a direction. Velocity has a unit of m/sec and a direction. |
Work | Force needed to move an object a distance (when both the force and the motion of the object are in the same direction). |