Year 10 Science Forces and Motion Revision
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Force | A push, pull or twist that causes an object to accelerate, decelerate, change direction or change shape |
| Acceleration | The change in velocity over time |
| Speed | The rate at which distance is covered |
| Velocity | Speed in a given direction |
| Newton's First Law | Law of Inertia |
| Newton's Second Law | Force = Mass x Acceleration |
| Newton's Third Law | For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
| Friction | The force that opposes the motion of one surface as it moves across another surface |
| Gravity | The force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| Weight | The force on a mass that is caused by gravity. |
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