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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Average Speed | Total distance traveled divided by time it took to travel that distance. |
| Velocity | Average speed AND Direction |
| Speed | How fast an object changes position |
| Constant Speed | Speed that does not change |
| Instantaneous Speed | Speed at the instant |
| Motion | Changing from one position or place to another |
| Position | Objects place or location |
| Reference Point | Stationary object used to determine the motion of another nearby object |
| Displacement | How far an object moved from its original position and in what direction the object moved |
| Distance | How far an object travels from one point to another |
| Accleration | Rate at which an object's velocity changes. |
| Centripetal Acceleration | Acceleration in a circle. |
| Friction | Slows objects down, creates heat, wears objects down. |
| Unbalanced Force | Movement, Do not cancel each other out, Net Force greater than zero. |
| Balanced Force | NO Movement, Cancel each other out, Zero Net Force. |
| Force | Push or Pull on an object. |
| Kinetic Friction | Moving Friction |
| Static Friction | Non-moving Friction |
| Net Force | Total amount of balanced and unbalanced forces. |