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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Peak force | The highest amount of force measured in a collision |
| Free body diagram | A picture that shows the strength and the direction of focus acting on objects using arrows |
| Independent variable | The variable you want to change or manipulate in an investigation |
| Dependent variable | The variable you are measuring the result/responding variable |
| Constant | Variable that is kept the same in each trial |
| Linear relationships | a relationship between 2 things that is directly proportional-the numbers increase/decrease by the same amount each time |
| Nonlinear relationships | a relationship between 2 things where the numbers don’t increase by a fixed amount each time |
| Potential energy | Stored energy |
| Friction | the contact forces between a moving object and something it is sliding against |
| Air resistance | the contact forces between a moving object and the air particles it collides with |