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Force and Motion 2
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| force | a push or a pull that can act on or change an object |
| position | the exact place an object is |
| direction | the way an object faces |
| motion | a change in an object's location |
| speed | a measure of how fast or slow something travels |
| distance | how far something travels |
| friction | a force that goes against the movement of an object |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
| contract force | a push or pull that happens when two objects are touching |
| tension force | the pulling force that stretches an object |
| friction | a force that goes against movement of an object |
| noncontact force | a force that acts on an object without touching it |
| spring force | is exerted by an object that has been stretched or squeezed. |