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Forces and Motion
Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Motion | a change in an object's position |
| speed | how fast an object's position changes over time at any given moment |
| velocity | the speed and direction of an object |
| acceleration | a change in velocity over time |
| force | any push or pull |
| inertia | the tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion or of an object at rest to stay at rest |
| friction | a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving |
| gravity | the force that is pulling you and earth together |
| balanced forces | when forces act on an object without changing its motion |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| collision | occurs when 2 or more objects hit each other with a force |
| conservation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change form |
| energy transfer | the movement of energy from one object to another |