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Motion and Forces Unit Test Vocabulary
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Describing and Measuring Motion, The Nature of Force, Friction and Gravity, Newton's 3 Laws and Momentum, Forces in Fluids
Terms in this set (33)
Distance
how far an object has moved
Displacement
how far an object has moved AND the direction it has moved
Speed
the distance an object travels per unit of time; the rate at which an object moves
Average Speed
the total distance an object travels divided by the total time
Instantaneous Speed
the rate at which an object is moving at a given instant in time
Velocity
speed in a given direction
Acceleration
the rate at which velocity changes (can be speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction)
Deceleration
negative acceleration, when an object slows down
Slope
the steepness of a line graph; rise over run
Force
a push or a pull
Newton
the SI unit of force
Net Force
the combination of all forces acting on an object
Balanced Forces
when equal forces are acting on an object in opposite directions (net force = 0)
Unbalanced Forces
result in a net force and cause a change in the object's motion
Friction
the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they come in contact
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VOCABULARY
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VOCABULARY
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. augment, chaos, jingoism, appease, argot, candid. The Prime Minister faced a tough decision in order to _____ an angered nation. The _____ resulting from the surprise attack fueled widespread _____ and citizens were tired of the administration's inaction. When he finally spoke, the Prime Minister delivered a[n] _____ address that revealed both his anger and his plan of counterattack.
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. dossier, august, semblance, indefatigable, picayune, philatelist, albeit, behest. Like many residents of Crystal Point, Janine walked to the beach every evening to witness the _____ beauty of the sun setting over the Pacific. The white dunes were the best place to experience the beautiful event, _____ several barges on the horizon diminished the view. They were a[n] _____ detail to Janine; it would require more than a few dots on the horizon to distract her from the blazing sky. Today, as Janine approached the water, she was amused to find a large mound of sand in the vague _____ of a whale. The Williards must have visited the beach; they have three _____ children who readily spend entire days creating sand sculptures.
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