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Motion Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| force | push or pull that changes or maintains motion |
| motion | when an object moves from one place to another |
| position | point where something is located |
| direction | the path of movement |
| distance | amount of space between two things |
| time | a measure of how long things take |
| mass | the amount of matter that makes up an object |
| speed | the distance something travels in a certain amount of time |
| graph | visual representation of data |
| constant | remains the same of does not change |
| contact force | are forces in which two or more objects touch |
| gravity | invisible force that pulls objects toward the ground |
| friction | contact force that opposes motion when two objects touch (slop/ stop) |
| non-contact force | a force that acts on an objects without physically contacting it |