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Term | Definition |
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position | the location of an object. |
speed | the distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurred. |
vector | a quantity that has both size and direction. |
reference point | a location to which another location is compared. |
motion | an object's change in position relative to a reference point. |
velocity | the speed of an object in a particular direction. |
acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes over time. |
centripetal acceleration | the acceleration directed toward the center of a circular path. |
force | a push or a pull exerted on an object in order to change the motion of the object. |
net force | the combination of all of the forces acting on an object. |