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GKE Invest 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACCELERATION | THE CHANGE OF VELOCITY PER UNIT OF TIME |
| AIR RESISTANCE | THE FORCE EXERTED BY AIR MOLECULES ON OBJECTS MOVING THROUGH AIR |
| AVERAGE SPEED | THE THEORETICAL CONSTANT SPEED AT WHICH AN OBJECT WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL IN ORDER TO GO A GIVEN DISTANCE IN A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME. |
| CONSTANT SPEED | SPEED THAT DOES NOT VARY OVER TIME |
| DISTANCE | HOW FAR BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS OR LOCATIONS |
| FORCE | AN INTERACTION BETWEEN OBJECTS. A PUSH OR PULL. |
| GRAVITY | A FORCE OF ATTRACTION BETWEEN MASSES. |
| POSITION | THE LOCATION OF AN OBJECT |
| SLOPE | IN MATH OR PHYSICS, THE STEEPNESS OF A LINE ON A GRAPH |
| SPEED | THE DISTANCE TRAVELED BY AN OBJECT IN A UNIT OF TIME |