Key Vocabulary
Word Definition Picture/photo Use in a sentence
Acceleration the rate of change of Some cars have a
velocity per unit of time higher rate of
acceleration than
others.
Friction the resistance that one When you rub
surface or object sandpaper on
encounters when moving another object there
over another is a lot of friction.
Speed the rate at which Planes have a lot of
someone or something is speed.
able to move or operate
Velocity the speed of something Squirrels can
in a given direction: survive terminal
velocity.
Deceleration reduction in speed or Some cars
rate decelerate faster
than others.
Air resistance forces that are in Planes have to cope
opposition to the relative with air resistance.
motion of an object as it
passes through the air.
Dependent a variable (often denoted The dependent
variable by y) whose value variable measured 0
depends on that of degrees F
another.
Independent a variable (often denoted Independent
variable by x) whose variation variables do not
does not depend on that depend on other
of another. variables.
Mass mass, in physics, Gas has a low mass.
quantitative measure of
inertia,
Force A force is a vector Kinetic energy is a
quantity that can change force.
the state of rest or
motion of a body or
distort it
Weight gravitational force of Weight is caused by
attraction on an object, gravity
Control variable A control variable is any Our experiment had
factor that is controlled a control variable.
or held constant during
an experiment.
Distance Distance is a numerical The distance
or occasionally between the house
qualitative measurement and park was small.
of how far apart objects
or points are.
time the indefinite continued You can’t stop time.
progress of existence
and events in the past,
present, and future
regarded as a whole
