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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| velocity | speed of a object in a directon |
| speed | a mesurement of how far an object can go in a certen time |
| vector | a quantity of both magnitude and directon |
| displacement | the distance from starting point to final point |
| refrance point | the starting point you choose to discribe the locaton of an object |
| position | an objects distance and directon from starting point |
| motion | the prosses of changing possition |
| acceleration | an increase in speed in one direction |
| force | a push or pull |
| contact force | a transfer of force through contact |
| newtons second law | states that matter |
| newtons first law | states that if an object has equal force, it will not move |
| friction | the opposing force for speed |
| free body diagram | a diagram used to visualize forces |
| net force | the total force of an object |
| inertia | an objects ability to resist any change in motion |
| weight | gravitational force exerted on an object |
| gravity | attractive force that exists between all objects |
| noncontact force | force an object aplys without any contact |
| field | region of space that has a force on all points |
| inelastic | when an object sticks to another |
| newtons third law | states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
| force pairs | the forces 2 object aplys to each other |
| normal force | the force that pushes or pulls objects |
| elastic colision | when 2 objects bounce off each other |