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31 Cards in this Set
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kinesiology |
study of human movement |
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bio |
life |
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mechanics |
study of forces |
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static |
anaylze factors associated with non moving forces |
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dynamic |
analyze factors associated with moving forces |
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kinematics |
study of time and space factors related to motion |
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kinetics |
study of forces acting on a body that influence its movement |
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quantitative |
describes movement in numerical terms |
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qualitative |
describes movement in non-numerical terms |
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time and space factors |
clocks and times |
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velocity measuring device |
radar guns, laser detecting device |
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cinematography |
high speed cameras that record the activity |
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videography |
action recorded on video, computer interface does the analysis |
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accelerometers |
a transducer that is sensitive to acceleration can be used to measure change in velocity. |
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electrogoniometry |
electrical device that measures the joint angles. |
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force transducers |
electrical devices that record force |
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strain gauges |
device that records change of shape and then convert it to force |
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force platforms |
record the force produced by a certain action and the direction that is applied |
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pressure sensors |
record the changes in pressure over a surface |
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emg |
records electrical activity of muscle contraction during movement |
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mass |
a measure of a body's resistance to having its state of motion changed |
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inertia |
property of a body or object that resists changes in the body's motion. |
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force |
something that causes a change in motion or shape of an object or body |
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weight |
measure of the force of gravity |
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friction force |
created between two contracting surfaces |
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static friction |
resistive force opposing the initiation of motion |
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sliding friction |
the resistive force once objects are sliding past each other |
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position |
defines a location in space |
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motion |
a change in position over time |
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distance |
total change in position |
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displacement |
straight line distance from start to finish point |
