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Intermediate 1 Physics

Movement Glossary acceleration to collision

force to kilogram

light gate to m/s2

newton to skydiver

speedometer to terminal velocity weight to wind tunnel

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acceleration

acceleration to collision

air resistance

average

speedbalanced

forcescollision

how much the speed increases eachsecond

the frictional force which makes itdifficult for a vehicle to move

throughairtotal distance divided by time

equal and opposite forces acting on the

same objectthis is when two objects hit each

otherand affect each others’ motion

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force

force to kilogram

friction

gravity

instantaneous

speed

kilogram

a push, pull or twist which causes an object to speed up or slow down.

a force which opposes motion

the attraction which a planet exerts on

any object near it

how fast something is moving at a moment in time

the unit of mass

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light gate

light gate to metres per second squared (m/s2)

lubrication

mass

metres persecond

(m/s)metres persecondsquared

(m/s2)

a lamp and a light sensor; used tomeasure speed

making surfaces more slippery toreduce friction

a measure of the amount of substance

in an object

the units of speed

the units of acceleration

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newton

newton to skydiver

newtonbalance

range

rebound

skydiver

the units of force

apparatus for measuring forces

the horizontal distance travelled by a

projectilean object, like a ball, bouncing off a surface

a person who falls freely through the air from a plane for a while beforeopening a parachute

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speedometer

speedometer to terminal velocity

spoiler

streamlined

streamlining

terminalvelocity

the instrument in a vehicle to measure

its instantaneous speeda type of ‘wing’ on a car to make it

moresteamlinedshaped to cut through the air (orwater) more easily

shaping an object to make it cutthrough the air (or water) more

easilythe fastest speed an object reaches

asit falls through a fluid

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weight

weight to wind tunnel

wind tunnel

the force of attraction a planet exerts

on an objecta place where air can be blown over

avehicle to check how streamlined it

is

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End of Glossary

Intermediate 1 Physics

Movement Glossary