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| term | definitions |
|---|---|
| position | describe the location of any object |
| reference point | is a location at which you compare other locations. |
| motion | a change in position over time |
| speed | the measure of how fast or slow an object is movingin a givin amount of time |
| vector | is a quantity that has both size and direction |
| velocity | the speed in a specific direction |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
| centripetal acceleration | acceleration in circular rotation |
| force | simpley a push or pull |
| net force | combining of all forces |
| ineria | is the tendency of all object to resist the change |
| gravity | a force of action |
| free fall | when gravity is pulling it down and no othr force is acting upon it |
| orbit | when it travels around pother objects in space |