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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| displacement | the net change in an object's position, representing the straight-line distance and direction from its starting point to its final point |
| speed | the rate at which an object covers distance, representing how fast an object moves without regard to its direction |
| velocity | the rate of change of an object's position with respect to a frame of reference, encompassing both its speed and direction of motion |
| vector | is a quantity with both magnitude (size/length) and direction, represented visually as an arrow |
| acceleration | velocity changes |
| force | is an push and pull on an object |
| contact force | an push and pull on an object by another object that is touching it |
| newton's 2nd law | stats that the acceleration of an object equals the net force on the object divided by the object mass |
| friction | is a force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching |
| free body diagram | is a simple model to understand systems of object with any amount of applied forces |
| net force | is the sum of all the forces acting on an object |
| newton's first law | states that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest unless acted on by a force |
| inertia | the inherent resistance of any physical object to change its velocity |