click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Definitions Motion
Motion Science Test
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What is motion? | the action of being moved |
What is a reference point? | a view of reference |
What is relative motion? | The calculation of an object with regard to another moving object |
What is speed? | the rate at which someone or something is moving at |
What is average speed? | distance per time |
What is inertia? | the property of matter that causes an object to resist a change in motion |
What is velocity? | the distance an object traveled in a specific amount of time, along with the object’s direction |
What is acceleration? | a change in an object's direction or rate of speed |
What is Newton's First Law of motion? | every body remains in a state of rest or uniform motion unless it is acted on by an external unbalanced force. |
What is Newton's Second Law of Motion? | The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. |
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion? | For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. |
What is another name for Newton's First Law of Motion? | The law of Inertia |
What is another name for Newton's Second Law of Motion? | f=ma |
What is another name for Newton's Third Law of Motion? | action-reaction |