Y1 Ch 08 Definitions Flashcards

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Terminal speed

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The speed reached when the weight of an object in free fall is balanced by drag forces acting upwards on the subject

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Drag

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The name given to resistive forces experienced by an object moving through a fluid such as air or water

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