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Chapter 2 words- PG
Chapter 2 words
Term | Definition |
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distance | how far an object moves |
displacement | distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point |
speed | distance an object travels per unit of time |
average speed | total distance an object travels divided by the total time it takes to travel that distance |
instantaneous speed | speed of an object at a given point in time; is constant for an object moving with constant speed, and changes with time for an object that is slowing down or speeding up |
velocity | the speed and direction of a moving object |
acceleration | rate of change of velocity; can be calculated by dividing the change in the velocity by the time it takes the change to occur |
force | a push or pull exerted on an object |
net force | sum of the forces that are action on an object` |
balanced force | forces on a object that combine to give a zero net force and do not change the motion of the object |
inertia | resistance of an object to a change in its motion |