Vocabulary
the action or process of moving or being moved.
Motion
the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate.
Speed
Unit for Acceleration
meters/second/second
The speed and direction of a moving object
velocity
logical conclusion based on observations
Inference
strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Forces
a vehicle's capacity to gain speed within a short time.
Accelaration
Total distance traveled divided by the total time
Average Speed
forces that cancel each other out when acting together on a single object
balanced forces
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
Experiment
a force that is applied to an object by a person or another object.
Applied force
reduction in speed or rate.
Deceleration
meters
Unit for Distance
forces that do not cancel each other out when acting together on a single object
unbalanced forces
To show or prove a connection between two or more things
Related
is the support force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object.
Normal Force
When the speed of an object remains the same - it does not increase or decrease
constant speed
Unit for time
Seconds
the force one object applies to a second as in Newton's third law of motion
Action
The experimental factor that is being measured; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
dependent
is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.
Frictional Force.
is a numerical measurement of how far apart objects are
Distance
Unit for speed
Meters/seconds
the force with which an object responds to an action as in Newton's third law of motion
reaction
The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
Independent