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Physics Vocabulary

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PHYSICS

BY:MILLIE MEFFORD
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ACCELERATION

  • The rate of speed increasing
  • It can also mean the rate of slowing down
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AIR RESISTANCE

The push of air on something

BALANCED FORCES

Equal amounts of forces
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FORCE

Push or a pull

FRICTION

Something rubbing against something else
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GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY

Energy an object can hold
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GRAVITY

Something that pulls something else

INERTIA

A reluctance to move
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KINETIC Energy

Energy in motion

NEWTONS LAWS 1,2,&3

  • Inertia (pg.9)
  • More force to move a larger mass
  • Action = reaction

POTENTIAL ENRGY

The energy an object has due to its place
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SPEED

Moving more rapidly to someplace
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THRUST

A pushing force that sends objects to opposite places
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UNBALANCED FORCES

Forces that are unequal

VELOCITY

Speed going in a certain direction
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