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Science Terms
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Physics
9th Grade
07/13/2009

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Speed
Definition
  • speed is a measure of how fast something is moving
  • speed it the rate at which distance is covered
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Rotation
Definition
the act of rotating, a turning around as on an axis
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Force
Definition
strength or power exerted upon an object
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Acceleration
Definition
  • increase of speed or velocity
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Friction
Definition

the rubbing of the surface of one body against that of another

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Mass
Definition

how much matter an object takes up

 

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Weight
Definition
the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs
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Inertia
Definition
Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion
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Energy
Definition
an adequate or abundant amount of such power
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State of Motion
Definition
an object is defined by its velocity - the speed with a direction
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