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chap. 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scalar quantity | Has magnitude only ex: speed |
| Vector quantity | Magnitude and direction ex: velocity |
| Physics | Science dealing with ,atter, energy, force, and motion; how matter and energy interact with each other |
| Frame of reference | System for specifying the precise location of objects in space and time |
| Displacement | Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point |
| Speed | Distance an object travels per unit of time |
| Velocity | The speed and direction of moving object |
| Acceleration | Rate of change of velocity A = Change/time |
| Force | A push or pull exerted on an object |
| Friction | Force opposes the sliding motion between two touching surfaces |
| Motion | A change in an object's position relative to a reference point |
| Kinetic friction | the force that opposes the movement of two surfaces that are in contact and are sliding over each other |
| static friction | frictional force that prevents two surfaces from sliding past each other |