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vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motion | objects change in position relative to a reference point |
| frame of reference | system for specifying the precise location of objects in space and time |
| displacement | change in position of an object |
| speed | distance travelled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurred |
| velocity | the speed of something in a certain direction |
| acceleration | rate at which velocity changes over time; an object accelerates if its speed, direction, or both change |
| force | action exerted on a body in order to change the body's state of rest or motion; has magnitude and direction |
| friction | force that opposes motion |
| static friction | force that resists the initiation of sliding motion between 2 surfaces that are in contact and at rest |
| kinetic friction | force that opposes the movement of 2 surfaces that are in contacts and are moving over each other |