5th grade science (force and motion unit) Flashcards


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air resistance

the friction between an object and particles in the air

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average speed

determined by dividing the trip distance by the total time of the trip

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balanced forces

exist when all the forces acting on an object result in the object staying at rest or moving at a constant speed in the same direction

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contact force

a push or pull that touches or comes in contact with an object to change motion

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direction

the path along which something moves, lies, or points

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distance

a measurement of how far from each other two points or places are

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force

is a push or a pull on something

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friction

a force that acts on an object when it rubs against another object or material

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graph

is a representation of data plotted on an x-axis and y-axis

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gravity

a force where on object pulls on another object

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instantaneous speed

how fast an object moves at a certain point in time

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load

the object to be moved by the simple machine

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mass

the measure of the amount of matter in an object

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motion

the changing of position of an object

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Newton

a metric unit used to measure the force applied to objects

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non-contact force

a push or a pull that does not touch an object to change motion

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point of reference

a background or non-moving object in the background used in describing the motion of another object

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speed

the measurement of how fast an object travels from one point to another

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spring scale

is used to measure the approximate weight, or the pull of gravity on an object

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time

the measurement of the period between events

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unbalanced forces

exist when all the forces acting on an object result in a change of motion of the object

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variables

the properties of things that can change, be changed, or vary in an investigation

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weight

the measure of the amount of gravity pulling on an object