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Chapter 2 Motion
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Distance | How far an object has moved. |
| Displacement | The distance and direction an object's change in position from the starting point. |
| Speed | The distance an object travels per unit time. |
| Average Speed | The total distance traveled divided by the total time of travel. |
| Instantaneous speed | Speed in a given point in time. |
| Velocity | Speed and direction of an object. |
| Acceleration | The rate in change of velocity. |
| Force | A push or a pull |
| Net force | The combination of all the forces acting on an object. |
| Balanced forces | Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion. |