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11- Motion, Speed, Acceleration
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
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Science
8th Grade
05/23/2011

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Net force
Definition
combination of all forces acting on the object
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Distance
Definition
length of the path that the object has taken
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Displacement
Definition
change in position of an object
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Speed formula
Definition
d/t
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Speed
Definition
describes how fast an object moves
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Velocity
Definition
the speed of an object in a particular direction
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3 Ways You Can Experience ACCELERATION
Definition
-change in speed
-change in direction
-Uniform circular motion
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SI Unit for FORCE
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Newton (N)
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Force
Definition
any action that can change a state of motion on an object
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Balanced force
Definition
a force that does not change motion
(a hat on your head)
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Unbalanced force
Definition
a force that does not cancel completely
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Static
Kinetic
Sliding
Rolling
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4 types of friction in order
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