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Forces and Motion Vocabulary

AB
measured in newtonsa force
forcea push or a pull
gravitya force that opposes motion all of the time
frictionopposes motion wieh things touch or rub together
energythe ability to do work
workthe application of a force over a distance
if an object doesn't move....no work has been done
positive workwhen the motion is in the direction of the force
negative workwhen the motion is opposite to the direction of the force
bat and ballexample of Newton's Third Law of Motion
seat beltsexample of Newton's First Law of Motion
velocityalso known as speed
accelerationa change in velocity or speed
inertiaan objects resistance to change motion
the smaller the object...the less inertia it has
the larger the object...the more inertia it has
Law of Conservation of MomentumWhen a moving object hits another object, some or all of the momentum of the first object is transferred to the object that is hot.
kinetic energythe energy of motion
potential energythe energy of position or condition


Jupiter Middle School
Jupiter, FL

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