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5.B2 Mrs Jensen
Investigation Motion
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Science
5th Grade
09/18/2011

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cause

 

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a person, thing, or event that makes something happen
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effect

 

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whatever is produced by a cause (the result)
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speed

 

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a measure of how far something travels in a certain period of time
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kilometers per hour

 

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the number of kilometers something can travel in one hour
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velocity

 

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a measure of speed in a certain direction
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inertia

 

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the tendency of an object to stay at rest or to remain in motion unless an outside force causes a change
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gravity

 

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a force that acts to pull pairs of objects together
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mass

 

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the amount of matter in an object
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weight

 

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the force gravity exerts on an object's mass
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acceleration

 

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the rate of change in speed or direction of movement
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friction

 

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a force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface
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air resistance

 

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friction caused by gas molecules in the air hitting an object and slowing it down
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streamline

 

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is to design smooth, rounded surfaces on an object so it slips through the air with the least possible resistance
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