Formulas
Distance divided by time plus a direction
Velocity
Force that slows things down
Friction
Type of Forces that do NOT accelerate objects
Balanced
Units for Force
Newtons
Means that something doesn't change during an experiment
Controlled
Mass Times Acceleration
Force
Force that holds planets into orbit
Gravity
Net force due to balanced forces
Zero
Meters per second may be the units for this
Speed
A word for something changed in an experiment
Mass Times Velocity
Momentum
Force that opposes gravity when an object is not falling
Normal
Type of forces that accelerate objects
Unbalanced
Meters per second squared may be the units for this
Number of independent variables an experiment should have
one
Mass divided by volume
Density
Force that causes objects to have a weight
Gravity
Net force currently acting on the stapler
Zero
Units for volume
An experiment that is completed over and over again and always produces the same results may become one of these
Theory or Law
Change in velocity divided by time
Acceleration
Another name for air resistance
Drag
Net force due to an applied force of 10 N and frictional forces totaling 8 N
2 Newtons
Units for mass
Grams
Variable that is changed by a person during an experiment
Independent