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Force and Motion

TermDefinition
force a push or pull that acts on an object
position the placement of an object or person
speed how fast the position of an object changes with time at any given moment
acceleration a change in speed; going faster
deceleration when a force causes the speed of an object to decrease or slow down
incline a ramp or slope
pendulum something hanging from a fixed point that swings due to gravity and then out due to inertia
motion the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement
inertia the tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion
friction a force that opposes the motion of one object moving past another
Newton's First Law of Motion “An object at rest tends to stay at rest; an object in motion tends to stay in motion.”
velocity the speed of a moving object taken together with its direction of travel
gravity a force which tries to pull two objects toward each other
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