My Bike Flashcards
Acceleration
Change in Velocity / Time
Attract
Drawing Things Toward Another Body
Balanced Forces
In Every Direction Any Pushes And Pulls Are Balanced By Another Force In The Opposite Direction
Deceleration
Decreasing The Velocity Of An Object
Distance
The Extent Or Amount Of Space Between Two Things, Points, Lines, Etc.
Energy
Ability To Do Work
Electrostatic Force
Electric Forces Made By Rubbing To Create Static Electricity
Force
Power To Influence, Affect, or Control
Force Diagram
Used To Show The Relative Magnitude And Direction Of All Forces Acting Upon An Object In A Given Situation
Force Field
A Vector Field Indicating The Forces Exerted By One Object On Another
Friction Force
The Force Exerted By A Surface As An Object Moves Across It
Gradient
The Tangent Of The Angle Of That Surface To The Horizontal
Gravity
1G/the force that stops us from floating off into space
Lubricant
a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism
Magnetism
the properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets