Motion & Design Unit Vocab.

Force

• A push or pull that acts on an object.
• The ability to do work.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Drag

• A push or pull that acts on an object.
• Having a shape that moves with little to no air resistance.
• Another name for air resistance.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Energy

• The ability to do work.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• The energy of motion.
• Two or more forces that are not equal and opposite of one another; can cause change in motion.

Potential Energy

• The ability to do work.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• The energy of motion.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Kinetic Energy

• The ability to do work.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• The energy of motion.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Friction

• The ability to do work.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• The energy of motion.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Aerodynamic

• Having a shape that moves with little to no air resistance.
• Another name for air resistance.
• The energy of motion.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Air Resistance

• The ability to do work.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• A type of friction that uses air to oppose the motion of a moving object.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Falling Weight System

• A system which uses washers and string to pull the vehicle forward when released.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• The ability to do work.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

Load

• A system which uses washers and string to pull the vehicle forward when released.
• Energy that is stored and ready to be used.
• An object being lifted or moved.
• A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.