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Gear Up Vocabulary
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Physics
9th Grade
07/13/2009

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Term
Speed
Definition

rate of motion.

rapidity in moving.

 

the speed of light

Term
Rotation
Definition

the act of rotating.

turning on an axis.

 

the earth rotates around the sun.

Term
Force
Definition

stength or powere exerted on an object.

 

i used force to push open the door.

Term
Acceleration
Definition

increase of speed or velocity.

a change in velocity.

 

the car accelerated.

Term
Friction
Definition

a surface resisting an objects motion.

 

when i slid a book across the table the friction slowed it down.

Term
Unbalanced Force
Definition

when the force is stonger one way than the other.

 

there was an unbalanced force in the direction of motion.

Term
Mass & Weight
Definition

body of matter.

the quantity of heaaviness.

 

the mass of dough.

i weigh 105 pounds.

Term
Inertia
Definition

motion.

action.

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Energy
Definition

available power.

capacity for activty.

 

if you eat chocolate you get energy fast(:

Term
State of Motion
Definition
an objects velocity.
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