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Motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | Equals the change in velocity divided by the time for the change to take place; occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or turns. |
| Average Speed | Equals the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel the distance. |
| Displacement | Includes the starting and ending points and direction in which you travel. |
| Inertia | Tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion. |
| Instantaneous Speed | The speed of an object at one instant of time. |
| Law of Conservation of Momentum | States that the total momentum of objects that collide with each other is the same before and after the collision. |
| Mass | Amount of matter in an object. |
| Momentum | A measure of how difficult it is to stop a moving object; equals the product of mass and velocity. |
| Speed | Equals the distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance. |
| Velocity | Speed and direction of a moving object. |