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Forces & Motion
Question | Answer |
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position | location of an object |
motion | change of position of an object |
speed | how the position of an object changes in a certain amount of time |
velocity | the SPEED and DIRECTION of an object |
acceleration | any change in speed or direction of an object |
forces | pushes and pulls |
inertia | property of matter that keeps it moving in a straight line; also keeps unmoving object at rest |
gravity | forcee that pulls things towards the earth |
weight | gravitational force acting on an object |
friction | force that resists the motion of objects when they are touching |
how is force measured? | in Newtons |
what does friction do to two objects rubbing against each other? | slows them down |
what does speedometer on the car tell you (miles per hour) | speed |
if you increase the force of an object, you also increase its__________________ | acceleration |