F&M #1-7 Vocabulary
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| Position (x) | An object's location at any given time.
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| Delta | Greek symbol: meaning "change in".
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| Distance (d) | How much an object's position changes.
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| Reference Point | A specific location used to monitor change of position.
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| Motion | The act of changing position.
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| Potential Energy | Energy that can be stored.
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| Speed (v) | How far an object travels in a given amount of time.
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| Leg | A segment of a complex motion or trip.
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| Displacement | The amount and DIRECTION of a change of position between an object's initial position and final position.
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| Velocity | Change of position divided by change in time.
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| Acceleration (a) | Change in velocity divided by a change in time.
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| Force | A push or pull that acts on an object.
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| Newton | Unit used to measure force, amount of force that will move 1kg of mass 1m
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| Net Force | The total (sum) of all the forces acting on an object.
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| Balanced Forces | Forces that cancel each other out.
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| Unbalanced Forces | Forces that do not cancel each other out.
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| Friction | A force that acts between two surfaces that come in contact with each other.
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| Sliding Friction | Friction between two solid surfaces.
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| Rolling Friction | Friction that occurs when one of the two surfaces in contact rolls.
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| Fluid Friction | Friction that occurs when one of the two surfaces in contact is a liquid and a gas.
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| Free Body Diagram | Diagram used to show the relative magnitude and direction of all forces acting upon an object in a given situation.
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| Gravity | the force due to gravitational attraction between masses.
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| Law of Universal Gravitation | All objects in the universe are attracted to each other.
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| Free fall | Occurs when gravity is the only force acting on a falling object.
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| Terminal Velocity | The acceleration during free fall.
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| Acceleration due to gravity | The acceleration during free fall.
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