Word List: accelerate, decelerate, velocity, force, friction, direction, movement, speed, trajectory, momentum
A woman named Maria had always been a fan of speed. She loved feeling the rush of the wind in her face and the thrill of the engine roaring as she accelerated down the highway. She was an experienced driver, but she was never satisfied with her driving skills. She wanted to push herself to the limit and see just how fast she could go.
One day, Maria decided to take a drive on a deserted road to test her driving abilities. She shifted gears and hit the accelerator, feeling the velocity of the car increase with each passing second. Suddenly, she felt a sharp force pushing her to the side of the road, causing her car to decelerate abruptly. She looked at the road and saw that there was an object blocking her path. She quickly realized that she was going too fast and that she had no way to control the car’s momentum.
Maria tried to steer the car back on the road, but it was too late. The car hit the object with a loud crash, sending Maria flying through the windshield. She landed on the ground, barely conscious, and looked up at the sky. She saw the stars and realized that she was in a completely different world.
In this new world, Maria discovered that everything moved with a certain amount of force and speed, and that she had the power to control the movement of objects by adjusting their momentum. She learned how to change the direction of objects by adding or subtracting force and how to increase or decrease the speed of objects by changing their friction. She also learned how to control the trajectory of objects by adjusting the amount of force applied to them.
With her new powers, Maria changed the world. She brought peace to war-torn countries by changing the direction of weapons, and she helped people in need by changing the speed of disaster relief efforts. She became a hero, known as the Momentum Changer.
And as she looked back at her journey, Maria realized that she had found her true calling. She had finally found a way to harness the power of momentum and use it to make a difference in the world.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Collocations |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerate | to increase in speed or rate of development | accelerate growth, accelerate progress, accelerate the car |
| Decelerate | to slow down or decrease in speed or rate of development | decelerate growth, decelerate the car, decelerate the process |
| Velocity | speed and direction of movement | high velocity, velocity of sound, velocity of light |
| Force | strength or energy exerted or brought to bear | exert force, force of nature, force of habit |
| Friction | resistance to motion caused by the two surfaces rubbing against each other | reduce friction, increase friction, friction between two objects |
| Direction | a line leading to a destination or goal | change direction, direction of travel, direction of wind |
| Movement | the act or process of moving or being moved | movement of water, movement of air, movement of people |
| Speed | the rate at which something is moving or operates | high speed, speed of sound, speed of light |
| Trajectory | the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the influence of a given force | trajectory of a rocket, trajectory of a bullet, trajectory of a bird |
| Momentum | the force that keeps a moving object in motion | build momentum, change momentum, lose momentum |