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Year 8 HWK 2
Year 8 Motion and pressure Homework
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the name given to how much distance is covered in a certain time? | Speed |
| What is the name for when different observer’s judge speeds differently if they are in motion too? | Relative motion |
| What is the name given to how quickly speed increases? | Acceleration |
| What is the name given to a substance with no fixed shape: a gas or a liquid? | Fluid |
| What is the name given to the ratio of force to surface area? | Pressure |
| What is the name given to the upward force that a liquid or gas exerts on a body floating in it? | Upthrust |
| What is the name given to the pressure caused by the weight of the air above a surface? | Atmospheric pressure |