Force & Motion

Vocabulary

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trade-off
JAn exchange of one thing in return
for another.

distance
JThe length measured between two
points.

rate
JA ratio of two different kinds of
measurement
JEx. speed = distance to time
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speed
JThe rate at which an object moves,
equal to the distance traveled per
time interval.

acceleration
JThe rate at which an object
changes speed or direction.

deceleration
JThe process of slowing down or
stopping.
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slope
JThe steepness of a line ratio of
change in vertical axis by change in
horizontal axis.

force
JA push or pull

mass
JThe amount of matter in an object.

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weight
JThe vertical force exerted by a
mass as a result of gravity.

m/s2
JUnit used to express acceleration.
(meters per second2)

Newton (N)
JThe SI unit for force

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inertia
JThe tendency of an object to
continue to move the same speed
and direction as it is currently
moving.

F=ma
JForce = mass x acceleration

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