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Science Lesson 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reference Point | The starting point you use to describe the motion or position of an object |
| Position | An object's distance and direction from a reference point |
| Displacement | The difference between the initial, or starting, position and the final position of an object that has moved. |
| Motion | The process of changing position |
| Speed | The distance an object moves divided by the time it takes to move that distance. |
| Velocity | The speed and the direction of a moving object |
| Acceleration | The measure of the changes in velocity during a period of time |
| Distance - time graph | A graph that shows how distance and time are related |
| Speed - time graph | A graph that shows the speed of an object on the y - axis and the time on the x - axis |
| Force | A push or pull on an object |
| Contact force | A push or pull on one object by another that is touching it |
| Noncontact force | A force that one object applies to another without touching it |
| Gravity | An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass |
| Friction | A contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching |
| Air resistance | The frictional force between air and objects running through it |
| Newton's first law of motion | Law that states that if the net force acting on the object is zero, the motion of the object does not change |
| Newton's second law of motion | Law that states that the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force exerted on the object divided by the object's mass |
| Newton's third law of motion | Law that states every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |