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| force |
a push or a pull |
| gravity |
the force of attraction that exsists between any two objects |
| mass |
the amont of matter in an object |
| weight |
a measure of the pull of gravity on an objects mass |
| newton |
in the metric system it is the unit usee to measure force or weight |
| net force |
the combination of all the forces acting on an object |
| balanced forces |
equal forces acting in opposite directions |
| relative motion |
the change in position of one object compared to the position of another |
| frame of reference |
the object an observer uses to detect motion |
| speed |
the distance an object moves in a certain period of time |
| instantaneous speed |
the speed at any given point |
| speedomoter |
a device that shows instantaneous |
| velocity |
a measure of both the speed and direction of a moving object |
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