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Science
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Gravity | the force that attracts an object towards the center of the Earth or toward any other physical body having mass |
Force | push or pull applied to an object |
Push | to use force to move someone or something away from you |
Pull | To hold onto and move someone or something towards yourself |
Friction | force that opposes movement between touching surfaces and always acts against the direction of motion |
Mass | the measurement of the amount of matter something contains |
Weight | the measurement of the pull of gravity of an object |
Motion | the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement |
Inertia | matter's resistance to change in motion |
Speed | the rate at which someone or something moves or travels |
Position | the place where someone or something is in relation to other people or things |
Axis | the two perpendicular lines on a coordinate grid. Horizontal axis is called the X. The vertical axis is called the Y |
Unbalanced Force | forces that are not equal causing an object to move or change motion |
Acceleration | the rate at which the speed of a moving object changes over time |
Direction | a course along which someone or something moves |