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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| position | describe the location of an object |
| reference point | is a location to which you compare other locations. |
| motion | is a change in position over time |
| speed | of an object is a measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time |
| 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 accelerates is its speed direction both changes |
| centripetal acceleration | the acceleration directed toward the center of a circular path |
| force | a push or a pull exerted on an objection order to change motion |
| net force | the combining of all the forces |
| inertia | |
| gravity | |
| free fall | |
| orbit | |