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Question	Answer
physics	the scientific study of the interaction of matter and energy
force	any push or pull on an object
Newton	the standard international unit as a measure of force
gravity	the force that pulls objects toward each other(ex: Earth's gravity pulls objects to the ground.)
matter	anything that has mass and takes up space
mass	the amount of matter in an object
weight	a measure of the force of gravity on an object
motion	the process of changing position or place relative to another object (movement)
inertia	an object at rest tends to stay at rest; an object in motion tends to stay in motion
balanced	When opposite forces on an object are equal, the forces are ___________
unbalanced	When forces acting on an object are uneven they are ______________.
Balanced forces result in _____________.	no motion
Unbalanced forces result in ____________.	motion
An object is in motion when its distance from another object (the reference point) is ___________.	changing
reference point	A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
The basic SI unit of length is the _______.	meter
There are ________ centimeters in a meter.	100
speed	the distance an object travels in one unit of time, such as miles per hour
Calculate speed by dividing ___________ by ____________	distance; time
velocity	speed in a given direction; such as 25 km/h eastward
The vertical line (up and down) on a graph is the _______ axis.	y
The horizontal (side to side) line on a graph is the ________ axis.	x
On a graph showing motion, the y axis represents ___________.	distance
On a graph showing motion, the x axis represents ____	time
On a graph showing motion, a flat line means ______ motion	no [See textbook p. 94]
net force	the overall force acting on an object
Force is measured by a ___________.	spring scale
friction	friction is the force that one substance exerts on another when the two rub against each other.