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Force and Motion
7th Grade Vocabulary Force and Motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| displacement | length of a straight line between two points |
| distance | total length of the path actually taken from Point A to Point B |
| speed | ratio of distance traveled to the amount of time taken |
| velocity | speed in a specific direction |
| uniform motion | motion of an object with a velocity that does not change |
| slope | Steepness of a graph at a given point |
| force | a push or a pull |
| inertia | tendency of an object to remain stationary or to remain in motion |
| unbalanced force | a force on an object that is not canceled by other forces |
| balanced forces | forces of equal magnitude but in opposite directions acting on the same object |
| magnitude | size or importance |