Unit 2-4 Vocab Flashcards


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Motion

the action or process of moving or being moved.

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Friction

the force that resists motion when the surface of one object comes in contact with the surface of another.

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Static Friction

a force that keeps an object at rest.

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Kinetic Friction

a force that acts between moving surfaces.

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Liquid Friction

the force that resists motion either within the fluid itself or of another medium moving through the fluid.

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Acceleration

increase in the rate or speed of something.

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Newtons First Law of Motion

every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force.

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Newtons Second Law of Motion

the acceleration of an object depends upon two variables – the net force acting on the object and the mass of the object.

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Newtons Third Law of Motion

for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Gravity

the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

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Pressure

continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

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Buoyancy

the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.