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Motion and forces
unit 1 lesson 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Position | describes the location of an object. |
| ReferencePoint | 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 the motion occurred. |
| Vector | a quantity that has both size and direction. |
| Velocity | the speed of an object in a particular direction. |
| Acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes over time. |
| Centripetal acceleration | the acceleration directed toward the center of a circular path. |
| Force | a push or a pull exerted on an object in order to change the motion of the object. |
| net force | the combination of all of the forces acting on an object |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion unless an outside force acts on the object |
| gravity | a force of attraction between objects that is due to their mass |
| 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. |