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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motion | an object's change in position reltive to a reference point |
| speed | the distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurred |
| velocity | the speed of an object in a particular direction |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes over time an object accelerates if its speed direction or both changes |
| force | a push or pull extorted on an object in order to change the motion of the object force has size and direction |
| newton | the si unit for the force symbol N |
| net force | the combination of all of the forces acting on an object |
| friction | a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact |
| gravity | a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses |
| weight | a measurement of the gravitational force extorted on an object its value can change with the location of the object in the universe |
| mass | a measurement of the amount of the matter in an object |