Vocabulary words that you need to know to understand the physics of basketball.
Speed:
-the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves
Acceleration:
-the rate at which velocity changes
Velocity:
-the speed and direction an object is moving, measured relative to a reference point
Force:
-a push or a pull that acts on an object
Friction:
-a force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past each other
Air Resistance:
-fluid friction acting on an object moving through the air
Static Friction:
-friction force that acts on objects that are not moving