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Motion Flashcards
Chapter 5 vocabulary words
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8th Grade
09/27/2011

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Term
Motion
Definition
Change in position compared to a reference point.
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Speed
Definition
Rate of change in position. How quickly or slowly you are moving.
Term
velocity
Definition
Speed plus direction. Velocity is a vector and it must include direction.
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reference point
Definition
An object used to determine the motion of other objects.
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acceleration
Definition
Rate of change in speed.
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constant speed
Definition
When an object's rate of change in position remains the same. Same speed over a long period of time.
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average speed
Definition
The average rate of change in position. Average speed = distance traveled /time.
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instantaneous speed
Definition
The rate of change in position at any given moment. The speed at this moment.
Term
Force
Definition
A push or a pull.
Term
newton
Definition
The SI unit of force. The amount of force needed to accelerate a 1 kg object at 1 m/s2.
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Net force
Definition
The sum of all the forces acting on a particular object.
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friction
Definition
A force opposing the motion between 2 surfaces.
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kinetic friction
Definition
friciton between 2 things that are moving relative to each other.
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static friction
Definition
The force that must be overcome to get an object moving.
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gravtiy
Definition
A force of attraction between any 2 objects.
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weight
Definition
A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
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mass
Definition
The amount of matter in an object.
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