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Contact forces 5-8
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Term | Definition |
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Peak force | The highest amount of force measured in a collision |
Free body diagram | A picture that shows the strength and the direction of focus acting on objects using arrows |
Independent variable | The variable you want to change or manipulate in an investigation |
Dependent variable | The variable you are measuring the result/responding variable |
Constant | Variable that is kept the same in each trial |
Linear relationships | a relationship between 2 things that is directly proportional-the numbers increase/decrease by the same amount each time |
Nonlinear relationships | a relationship between 2 things where the numbers don’t increase by a fixed amount each time |
Potential energy | Stored energy |
Friction | the contact forces between a moving object and something it is sliding against |
Air resistance | the contact forces between a moving object and the air particles it collides with |