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motion and forces
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| positoin | the location of an object |
| reference point | a location to which another location is compared |
| motion | an objects change in position relative to a reference point |
| speed | the distance traveled divided by the time interval during which motion is occured |
| vector | a quantity that has both size and direction |
| velociy | the speed of an object in a particular direction |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes over time; an object accelerates |
| centripetal acceleration | the acceleration directed toward the center of a circular of path |
| force | a push or pull exerted on an object in oreder to change the motion of the object |
| net force | the combination of all forces acting on an object |
| inertia | the tendency of an objecct to resist a change in motion unless an outside force acts on the objec |
| gravity | a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses |
| free fall | the motion of a body when only the force of gravity is acting on the body |
| orbit | the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. |