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Motion
Term | Definition |
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Position | describes the location of an object |
Speed | how far something moves in a given amount of time |
Vector | a quantity that has both size and direction |
Motion | a change in position over time |
Velocity | speed in a specific direction |
Reference Point | a location to which you compare others |
Acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
Centripetal Acceleration | acceleration in circular motion |
Force | a push or pull... |
Inertia | the tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
Net Force | the combination of all of the forces acting on an object is called the net force |
Gravity | a force of attraction between objects due to their mass |
Free Fall | when gravity pulls down and no other forces pull on it |
Orbit | when something travels around something in space |