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Question | Answer |
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the rate of change in velocity of an object | acceleration |
the energy of an object moving object along a curve around a fixed point | angular momentum |
the force needed to create and maintain circular motion | centripetal force |
the tendency of moving to move outward into space along the same straight line | centrifugal force |
velocity increasing or decreasing steadily | constant acceleration |
a scientific test in which there is only one variable | controlled experiment |
a non-scientific word for acceleration that is decreasing | deceleration |
a force caused by air rubbing on an object | drag |
the ability to do work | energy |
a push or pull | force |
a force created by the rubbing of two objects against each other | friction |
the force of the Earth's pull on an object | gravity |
the tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest and an object in motion to stay in motion | inertia |
the energy of motion | kinetic energy |
energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change in its form | Laws of Conservation of Energy |