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Key Terms: Chapter 3

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Motion   The state in which an object's distance from another object is changing.  
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Speed   The distance an object travels in one unit of time.  
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Velocity   Speed in a given direction.  
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Force   A push or pull exerted on an object.  
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Net Force   The overall force on an object when all the individual forces on an object are added together.  
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Unbalanced Force   A net force that changes an object's motion.  
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Balanced Force   Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions  
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Friction   The force that one substance exerts on another when the two rub against each other.  
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Acceleration   The rate at which velocity changes.  
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Linear   The term used to describe the relationship between variables whose graph is a straight line.  
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Nonlinear   The term used to describe a relationship between variables whose graph is not a straight line.  
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Meter   The basic SI unit of length.  
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Reference Point   A place or object used for comparison to determine is an object is in motion.  
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