Topic 4 Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

The state in which one object’s distance from another is changing.

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Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

A place or object used for comparison to determine whether an object is in motion.

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Reference point

Front

A unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second.

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Newton

Front

The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.

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Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

The overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together.

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Net force

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Front

When one variable is dependent on another variable.

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Relative

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

The distance an object travels per unit of time.

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Speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

The steepness of a graph line; the ratio of the vertical change (the rise) to the horizontal change (the run).

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slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

Speed in a given direction.

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Velocity

Front

The rate at which velocity changes.

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Acceleration