KIC VCE physics unit 3 motion Nouns

Mr. saunders (Australia)
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  1. arrow
    projectile with a thin shaft intended to be shot from a bow
  2. battery
    a device that produces electricity
  3. bike
    a two-wheeled vehicle that is moved by foot pedals
  4. cyclist
    a person who rides a bike
  5. golf ball
    a small hard ball used in playing golf
  6. motorcycle
    a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
  7. odometer
    instrument in a vehicle that measures the distance traveled
  8. parachute
    cloth canopy that fills with air to slow a fall
  9. pilot
    someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
  10. plane
    a fixed-wing aircraft that is powered by propellers or jets
  11. playground
    an area where many people go for recreation
  12. policewoman
    a woman policeman
  13. ramp
    an inclined surface connecting two levels
  14. skateboard
    a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
  15. soccer ball
    an inflated ball used in playing soccer
  16. speedometer
    a device on vehicles that measures how fast one is going
  17. tennis ball
    ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis
  18. tram
    a vehicle that runs on rails and is often propelled by electricity
  19. trolley
    a vehicle that runs on rails and is often propelled by electricity
  20. bobsled
    a long racing sled with a steering mechanism
  21. brakes
    a device that works to slow a motor vehicle
  22. sled
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs
  23. marble
    a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
  24. softball
    a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
  25. skier
    someone who skis
  26. trampoline
    gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
  27. bow
    something curved in shape
  28. aeroplane
    an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
  29. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  30. bus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  31. fence
    a barrier that serves to enclose an area
  32. concrete
    a strong hard building material made with gravel and cement
  33. passenger
    a traveler riding in a vehicle but not operating it
  34. seatbelt
    a strap that keeps you safe in a vehicle
  35. racquet
    a sports implement used to strike a ball in various games
  36. wheel
    a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
  37. cannon
    a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
  38. train
    educate for a future role or function
  39. stairs
    a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
  40. gymnast
    an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
  41. tyre
    hoop that covers a wheel
  42. roundabout
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  43. hammer
    a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
  44. yo-yo
    a toy with a spool that is reeled up and down on a string
  45. loop-the-loop
    a flight maneuver
  46. spacecraft
    a vehicle or device able to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere
  47. asteroid
    a small celestial body composed of rock and metal
  48. Mars
    a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
  49. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
  50. telescope
    a magnifier of images of distant objects
  51. satellite
    any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
  52. moon
    the natural satellite of the Earth
  53. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  54. comet
    a small frozen mass that travels around the sun
  55. proton
    a stable particle with positive charge
  56. astronaut
    a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  57. meteorite
    a stony or metallic object from space that hits the earth
  58. solar system
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
  59. space shuttle
    a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
  60. cobalt
    a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition
  61. iron
    a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element
  62. mercury
    a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
  63. Venus
    the second nearest planet to the sun
  64. Jupiter
    the largest planet and the 5th from the sun
  65. Saturn
    a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
  66. Neptune
    a giant planet with a ring of ice particles
  67. Uranus
    a giant planet with a ring of ice particles
  68. Pluto
    a dwarf planet with an elliptical orbit
Created on Thu Mar 14 05:44:31 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Mar 14 05:59:52 EDT 2013)

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