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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | Is a measure of the changes in velocity during a period of time |
| Force | Is a push or pull on an object |
| Contact Force | Is a push or pull on one object by another object that is touching it |
| Newton's 2nd law | The 2nd law states, that the acceleration of an object equals the new force on the object divided by the object's 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 objects with any amount of applied forces |
| Net-Force | Is the sum of all the forces acting on an object |
| Newton's First law | The 1st law states, that an object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by force |
| Reference point | Is the starting point you choose to describe the location, or position of an object |
| Position | Is an object's distance and direction from a reference point. |
| Motion | Is the process of changing position |
| Displacement | Is the difference between the initial, or starting, position and the final position |
| Speed | Is a measure of the distance an object travels in a given amount of time |
| Velocity | Is the speed and direction of a moving object |
| Vector | Is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction |