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Unit 7 Lessons 1-3
Term | Definition |
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force | a push or pull |
static friction | the force that resists the start of sliding motion between two surfaces that are touching |
kinetic friction | the force that resists the movement of two surfaces that are touching and moving relative to each other |
drag | a friction like force that opposes the motion of an object in a fluid |
field | when a force acts at a distance, the area in which an object experiences a force |
net force | the combination of all the forces acting on an object |
inertia | the tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
gravity | a force of attraction between objects due to their Mass |
free fall | when gravity is pulling it down and no other forces are acting on it |
orbit | when an object travels around another object in space |
electric charge | a property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter |
static electricity | the buildup of electric charge on an object |
electrical conductor | A material through which charges can move freely |
electrical insulator | material through which charges cannot move easily |
semiconductor | a special class with materials that conduct electric charge better than a electrical insulators but not as well as electric conductors |