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Motion Vocab3
Motion words
Term | Definition |
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Velocity | Measures speed in a certain direction. |
Motion | The change of the object's position compared to other objects. |
Newton's laws of motion 1 | What is in motion is stays in motion. What is not in motion will stay still unless pushed or pulled by a force. |
Newton's laws of motion 2 | The amount of force needed to move an object depends on the mass of an object. |
Newton's laws of motion 3 | Every action has equal and opposite reaction. |
Mass | Amount of matter in an object. |
Gravitational force. | Pulls objects to earth. |
Friction | This is a force that slows down or stops objects when two surfaces touch. |
Speed | Measures the distance an object can travel in a certain amount of time. |
Force | This is to push or pull. |