BIOMECHANICS DEFINITIONS

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FORCE
SOMETHING THAT TENDS TO CAUSE A CHANGE IN MOTION. MEASURED IN METERS PER SECOND SQUARED
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IMPULSE
THE EFFECT OF A FORCE ACTING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
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VELOCITY
THE RATE OF CHANGE OF DISPLACEMENT OR DISPLACEMENT DIVIDED BY TIME, MEASURED IN METERS PER SECOND. DIRECTION IS IMPORTANT.
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SPEED
THE RATE OF CHANGE OF DISTANCE - DIRECTION NOT IMPORTANT.
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DISPLACEMENT
THE SHORTEST STRAIGHT-LINE MEASUREMENT BETWEEN TWO POINTS.
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ACCELERATION
THE RATE OF CHANGE OF VELOCITY OR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FINAL AND INITIAL VELOCITIES DIVIDED BY THE TIME TAKEN, MEASURED IN METERS PER SECOND SQUARED.
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DECELERATION
A NEGATIVE CHANGE IN VELOCITY OVER TIME OR NEGATIVE ACCELERATION
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VECTOR
A QUANTITY THAT HAS TWO DIMENSIONS, MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION EG VELOCITY
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SCALAR
A QUANTITY THAT HAS A SINGLE DIMENSION OR MAGNITUDE EG SPEED
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AIR RESISTANCE
FRICTION BETWEEN A BODY AND AIR PARTICLES
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GRAVITY
THE FORCE OF ATTRACTION BETWEEN TWO BODIES, FORCE PULLS OBJECT TOWARDS THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH.
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INERTIA
THE RELUCTANCE TO CHANGE THE STATE OF MOTION (MEANS LAZINESS IN LATIN)
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POSITIVE IMPULSE
AN IMPULSE THAT MOVES A BODY
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NEGATIVE IMPULSE
A FORCE GENERATED WHEN ABSORBING BODY MOTION- LANDING
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ZERO IMPULSE
NEGATIVE IMPULSE=POSITIVE IMPULSE SO THEREFORE THERE IS NO ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION- RUNNER IS AT CONSTANT VELOCITY FOR EXAMPLE.
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MOMENTUM
THE QUANTITY OF MOTION OF A BODY (MASS X VELOCITY)
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GROUND REACTION FORCE
THE EQUAL AND OPPOSITE FORCE GIVEN TO A PERFORMER WHO EXERTS A MUSCULAR FORCE IN TO THE GROUND
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FOOTFALL
THE ACTION OF THE FOOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND WHEN WALKING, RUNNING OR JUMPING.
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AGONIST
MUSCLE OR MUSCLE GROUP WHOSE ACTION IS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FR PRODUCING A GIVEN MOTION
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ANTAGONIST
ACTS TO PRODUCE THE OPPOSITE ACTION OF THE PRIME MOVER
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THE EFFECT OF A FORCE ACTING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

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IMPULSE

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THE RATE OF CHANGE OF DISPLACEMENT OR DISPLACEMENT DIVIDED BY TIME, MEASURED IN METERS PER SECOND. DIRECTION IS IMPORTANT.

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THE RATE OF CHANGE OF DISTANCE - DIRECTION NOT IMPORTANT.

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THE SHORTEST STRAIGHT-LINE MEASUREMENT BETWEEN TWO POINTS.

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