Work, Force, and Motion Vocabulary

The change in position of a object per unit of time

• Force

• Work

• Motion

• Speed

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The speed of a object in a particular direction

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Force

• Velocity

The change in velocity per unit of time

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Force

• Work

The rate at which work is done or energy is transformed.

• Power

• Acceleration

• Force

• Speed

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A push or a pull on a object

• Work

• Force

• Power

• Motion

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The transfer of energy to an object by using force to move the object in the direction of the force

• Power

• Simple machine

• Mechanical advantage

• Work

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An object's in position relative to a beginning point

• Motion

• Power

• Speed

• Friction

A device that makes work easier

• mechanical advantage

• simple machine

• efficiency

• work

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The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving another

• Force

• Motion

• Friction

• Power

The ratio of work output to work input

• Acceleration

• Mechanical advantage

• Power

• Efficiency