Unit 1 Inv 1 Vocab (ad)

the speed at which an object would have to travel to to a given distance in a given period of time (total distance / total time)

• velocity

• constant speed

• supersonic speed

• average speed

the force exerted by air molecules on objects moving through the air

• speed

• force

• air resistance

• momentum

speed that does not vary over time

• velocity

• constant speed

• supersonic speed

• average speed

interaction between objects; a push or pull

• slope

• friction

• force

• gram

How far between two objects or locations (how much ground you've covered from point A to point B)

• reference point

• distance

• position

• displacement

a force of attraction between masses (a planet or other body draws objects towards its center)

• chemistry

• weight

• gravity

• momentum

the rate at which an object changes its velocity in terms of both speed and direction (This is what I do when I am driving to Dunkin to fuel my iced coffee addiction).

• acceleration

• deceleration

• velocity

• momentum

standard SI unit of mass or weight

• kilogram

• gram

• meter

• pound

the measurement of mass in motion

• speed

• momentum

• mass

• gravity

the official name of the most widely used system of measurement (metric system)

• International System of Units (SI)

• Imperial System

• Standard System

• Systeme de Internationale