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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | A measure of the change in velocity during a period of time |
| Contact Force | A push or pull on one object by another object that is touching it |
| Newton's second law of motion | States that the acceleration of an object equals the net force on the object divided by the objects mass. |
| Friction | A force that resists the sliding motion of two forces that are touching, |
| Free-body diagram | A simple model to understand systems of objects with any amount of applied forces. |
| Force | A push or a pull on an object. |
| Net Force | The sum of all the forces acting on a object. |
| Newton's first law of motion | states that an object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted by a force. |
| Motion | the process of changing position |
| Displacement | The difference between the initial, or starting, position and the final position. |
| Speed | A measure of the distance an object travels in a given amount of time. |
| Velocity | The speed and direction of a moving object. |
| Vector | A quantity that has both magnitude and direction |
| Reference point | The starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object. |
| Position | Is an object's distance and direction from reference point. |
| Inertia | An object's ability to resist change in motion. |