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Forces and Motions
Term | Definition |
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Gravity | The natural force that attracts an object toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass |
Mass | The measurement of the amount of matter something contains |
Weight | The measurement of the pull of gravity on an object |
Pull | A force to bring something toward someone or something |
Push | A force to move something away from something or someone |
Inertia | Matter's resistance to change in motion |
Acceleration | The rate at which the speed of a moving object changes over time |
Motion | Movement from one place to another in a certain amount of time |
Friction | A force that slows down movement |
Speed | The rate at which someone or something moves or travels |
Distance | An amount of space between two things or people |
Time | Continued progress in events from the past, present, and future |
Force | Push or pull applied to an object |
Position | The location of any object |
Axis | The two perpendicular lines on a coordinate grid |
Balanced Force | Forces that are equal causing an object to stop moving |
Unbalanced Force | Forces that are not equal causing an object to move or change motion |