Vocabulary for Science Chapter 3
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| motion |
a change in the position of an object
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| relative motion | the change in one object’s position compared with another object’s position
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| reference point | a place or object used to determine if an object is moving
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| velocity | a measure of how fast an object moves and the direction it is moving
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| acceleration | a change in the speed or direction that an object moves
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| speed |
a measure of how fast an on object moves
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| Speed = | Distance/Time
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| thrust | a force that pushes or pulls an airplane forward
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| friction | a force that acts when two surfaces rub together
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| drag | a force caused by the air as the plane moves through it
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| force | any push or pull
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| gravity | is the force that pulls all objects toward each other
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| lift | a pushing force from below that keeps an airplane in the air
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| balanced force | two forces acting in opposite directions and the object does not move
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| contact force | must touch an object to affect it
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| non-contact force | these forces can affect objects without touching them
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| combined forces | forces that can cause a balance or unbalanced force
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