Transcript Egg Car Vocabulary - Niagara Wheatfield School Dist

Egg Car Vocabulary
Safety
Freedom from danger, risk or injury.
Seat Belt
A safety strap or harness designed to
hold a person securely in a seat of a
motor vehicle.
Air Bag
An autmotive passive
restraint consisting of a bag
that is designed to inflate
upon collosion and prevent
passengers from injury.
Collision
An accident resulting from violent
impact of a moving object.
Impact
The striking of one body against
another object.
Cushion
To protect from impact or other
disturbing effects.
Restraints
An influence that inhabits movement;
a limitation.
Crash Test
A procedure that allows you to fall,
land, or hit with destructive force.
Force
Push or pull acting upon an object
or body.
Rollover
A motor vehicle accident in which
the vehicle overturns.
Side Impact
To forcefully make contact with side of
vehicle.
Head-On-Collision
To come together with direct impact
with front of two vehicles.
Mass
Amount of matter in an object.
Newton's 1st Law
A body remains at rest or in
motion with a constant velocity
unless acted upon by an external
force.
Momentum
An impelling force of strength; ex. the
car's momentum carried it off the road.
Speed
Distance traveled by a moving object
per unit of time.
Friction
Force that opposes the motion
of an object.