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Physical Science
Alexa Owen
Motion
The process of
moving or changing
place or position
Frame of Reference
Frame work used for the observation and
mathematical description of physical phenomena
Velocity
Speed
Rapidity in moving,
going, traveling
Acceleration
Increase of speed or velocity
Momentum
Force or speed of
movement
Force
An influence which
tends to change the
motion of an object
(A push or pull)
Friction
Surface resistance to relative motion
Inertia
The property of
matter by which it
retains its state of
rest or velocity along
a straight line
Newton
The standard unit
of force
Unbalanced Force
Forces that produce a non-zero net force
which changes an objects motion
Balanced Force
Gravity
The force of attraction
by which objects fall
toward the center of
the earth
Newtons
Third Law
When an object
exerts a force on
another object then
the second objects
exerts an equal and
opposite reaction
Constant Speed
Movement at a fixed distance per unit of
time
Weight
Mass
A body of coherent
matter
Kinetic Energy
The energy an object has because of its
movement
Potential Energy
Waves
A disturbance that
travels through
matter or space
accompanied by a
transfer of energy
Physical Change
A usually reversible change in the physical
properties (That doesnt effect the chemical identity)
Chemical Change
Chemical change is a
change that results in
a new substance
Medium
The intervening
substance through
which impressions
are conveyed to the
senses or a force
acts on objects at a
distance