SPEED, ACCELERATION, FORCE, INERTIA,

FRICTION, GRAVITY,VELOCITY

Physics De nitions
1.Speed is the distance that an object moves in a
certain amount of time

2.Acceleration is a change in the speed or direction of a

moving object

3.Force is a push or a pull that can move a still

object or stop a moving object

4.Inertia is the tendency of an object in motion to

stay in motion, or an object at rest to stay at rest
Inertia is property of mass

5.Friction is the type of force when the surfaces

of two objects touch

6.Gravity is the force that pulls objects together

Gravity is a force that acts over a distance

and pulls all objects together.

7.Velocity is the speed and direction in which an

object is moving
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 8. Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction
are called balanced forces.

9. Force is measured in units called newtons

10. Position is the location of an object. I

11. Words such as left and right, above and below,

and east and west give clues about position.

12. The objects used for comparing are called

the frame of reference.
 Chemistry
Definitions
1.matter anything that has mass and takes up space

2. mass the amount of matter making up an object

3. element a substance that is made up of only one

type of matter

4.metal any of a group of elements found in the ground

that conducts heat and electricity

5. Volume is how much space an object takes up.

6. Scientists use standard metric units. The metric

system is based on units of ten.

7. The relationship between mass and volume is called

density . Density is the amount of matter in a given volume.

8.The density of an object also affects its buoyancy.

buoyancy is the upward force of a liquid or gas on another
object.
9. Weight measures the amount of gravity
between an object and a planet.