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Forces and Motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
| force | a push or a pull |
| Newton | the SI unit for force |
| speed | the rate at which an object changes position |
| net force | the total of all of the forces acting on an object |
| friction | the force two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other |
| static friction | friction that occurs on non-moving objects |
| sliding friction | friction that occurs when two objects slide over one another |
| rolling friction | friction that occurs when two objects roll over one another |
| fluid friction | occurs when solid objects move through a fluid |
| gravity | a force that acts at a distance pulling objects with mass toward one another |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object, measured in grams |
| weight | a measure of the force of gravity on an object |