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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| position | describes the location of an object |
| speed | a measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time |
| reference point | a location to which you compare other locations |
| vector | a quantity that has both size and directon |
| velocity | speed in specific direction |
| motion | is a change in position over time |
| accleeration | the rate at which velocity changes |
| centripetal acceleration | acceleration in circilar motion is known |
| force | a push or a pull |
| net force | the combination of all the forces acting on an object |
| inertia | the tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
| gravity | a force of attraction between objucts due to their mass |
| free fall | when gravity is pulling it down and no other forces are acting on it |
| orbit | when it travels around another object in space |