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Motion
Unit 1,Lessson 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Position | The location of an object. |
| reference point | A location to which another location is compared. |
| Motion | An object's 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;an object acceleration if its speed,direction,or both change. |
| Centripetal acceleration | The acceleration directed toward the center of a circular path. |
| Force | A push or 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 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 |