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Lesson 1 MOTION
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| postion | the exact place an object is |
| direction | the way an object faces |
| motion | a change in an object's location |
| distance | how far something travels |
| speed | a measure of how fast or slow something moves |
| relative | compared with |
| predict | to tell what is likely to happen in the future |
| force | a push or pull that can act on or change an object |
| contact forces | a push or pull that happens when two objects touch |
| tension force | the pulling force that stretches objects |
| spring force | force exerted by an object that has been stretched or squeezed |
| friction | a force that goes against movement of an object |
| noncontact force | a force that acts on an object without touching it |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
| exert | to apply strength or effort |