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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | is a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time. |
| Force | is a push or a pull on an object. |
| Contact force | is a push or a 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 object;s mass. |
| Friction | is a force that resists the sliding |
| Free-body diagram | is a simple model to understand systems of objects with any amount of applies forces. |
| Not force | is the sum of all the forces acting on an object. |
| Newton's first law of motion | states that an object in motion will stay in motion. |
| non-contact force | is a force that one object can apply to another object without touching it |
| Gravity | is an attractive force that exists between al object that have mass. |
| Field | is a region of space that has a physical quantity at every point. |
| Weight | is the gravitational force exerted on an object. |
| reference | is the starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object. |
| position | 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 |
| speed | is a measure of the distance an object travels in a given amount of time |
| velocity | the speed of something in a given direction |
| vector | a quantity having direction as well as magnitude Next |
| inertia | Refers to the characteristic of an object that resists changes in its state of motion. |
| Newton's 3rd law | objects apply same force opposite directions. |
| Force Pair | Force that tho object apply together |
| Normal Force | Force that push perpendicular to surface |
| reference point | is the starting ponit you choose to descripbe the location or position of anobject |
| Newton's second law of motion | states that the acceleration of an object equals the net force on the object divided by the object's mass |
| net force | is the sum of all the forces acting on an object |