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Force and Motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| position | the location of an object |
| distance | the length of a line between two points |
| motion | a change in an object's position |
| direction | the path that a moving object follows |
| speed | a measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time |
| distance-time graph | a line graph that shows an objects motion |
| mass | the amount of matter that makes up an object |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| gravity | a force that pulls objects toward each other |
| friction | a force that acts between surfaces that touch each other; tends to slow an object's motion |
| force | a push or a pull |