My Bike Flashcards
Acceleration
Change in velocity / time
Attract
Cause to come to a place or participate
Balanced forces
Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction are called balanced forces. Balanced forces do not cause a change in the motion of objects.
Deceleration
To reduce the speed of
Distance
The length of the space between two points.
Energy
The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
Electrostatic force
The forces between particles that are caused by their electric charges
Force
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement
Force diagram
A force diagram is simply a diagram showing all the forces acting on an object, the force’s direction and its magnitude
Force field
An invisible barrier of force
Friction force
The friction force is the force exerted by a surface as an object moves across it or makes an effort to move across it
Gradient
An increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property
Gravity
The force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass
Lubricant
A substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism
Magnetism
A physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, which results in attractive and repulsive forces between objects