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Science
12th Grade
02/03/2016

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Velocity
Definition
How fast an object moves and direction the object travels.
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Newton's First Law of Motion
Definition
An object not being subjected by an unbalanced force will continue to move at a constant speed in a straight line or stay at rest.
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Balanced Force
Definition
Having a net force of zero
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Gravitational Force
Definition
Everything on or around the Earth is pulled towards Earth's center.
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The cause of an acceleration
Definition
Unbalanced force
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speed
Definition
Distance per unit of time
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Displacement
Definition
The location of an object as measured from its starting point.
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Distance
Definition
A measurement of how far an object has moved.
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Describes an object which is moving without accelerating. Forces are balanced.
Definition
Constant Velocity
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Net Force
Definition
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
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Inertia
Definition
The property of an object to resist change in its motion.
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Force
Definition
A push or a pull. Measured in Newtons.
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Acceleration
Definition
The rate at which velocity changes with time.
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Friction
Definition
A resistive force which opposes motion.
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Mass
Definition
The amount of matter in an object. Measured in grams or Kilograms.
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Weight
Definition
The force upon an object due to gravity (mass X gravity). Measured in Newtons
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Newton's Second Law of Motion
Definition
Acceleration produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, is in the same direction as the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
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F=ma
Definition
Newton's Second Law of Motion
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Inversely
Definition
Two values change in opposite directions. For example, twice the mass results in 1/2 the acceleration. Three times the mass, results in 1/3 the acceleration.
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Newton's Third Law of Motion
Definition
Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts equal but opposite force on the first object.
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Action/Reaction forces
Definition
Newton's Third Law of Motion
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Law of Universal Gravitation
Definition
Every object attracts every other object with a force that is dependent upon mass and distance between objects.
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Inverse Square Law
Definition
Forces weakens as the square of the distance. 1/d^2
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