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Forces and Motion
1.2 M/J Physical Science
Term | Definition |
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balanced forces | |
contact forces | |
direction | |
displacement | |
electrical force | |
force | a push or a pull; something that changes the motion of an object |
friction | a force that resists the motion between two surfaces in contact |
gravitational force | |
gravity | a force of attraction that is due to their masses |
Law of Gravity | |
magnetic force | the force exerted by a magnet. opposite poles of two magnets attract, or pull together, whereas like poles of two magnets repel, or push apart |
mass | a measure of how much matter an object is made of |
motion | a change in position over time |
negative acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes over time in a negative direction |
net force | the combination of all of the forces acting on an object |
non-contact (distance) force | |
non-parallel forces | |
parallel forces | |
positive acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes over time in a positive direction |
speed | the distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurs |
unbalanced force | |
weight | a measurement of the gravitational force exerted on an object |