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Chapter 1-4

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Reference point   the starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object  
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position   an object distance and direction from a reference point  
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motion   movement; process of changing position relative to a reference point.  
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displacement   the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object  
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speed   the distance an object moves divided by the time it takes to move that distance  
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constant speed   the rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second  
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Instantaneous spped   an object's speed at a specific instant in time  
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average speed   the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance  
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velocity   the speed and the direction of a moving object  
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acceleration   a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time  
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contact force   a push or a pull on one object by another object that is touching it  
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force   a push or a pull on an object  
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noncontact force   a force that one object applies to another object without touching it  
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gravity   an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass  
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mass   the amount of matter in an object  
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weight   the gravitational force exerted on an object  
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fiction   a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching  
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net force   the combination of all the forces acting on an object.  
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balanced forces   forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero  
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unbalanced forces   forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero  
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newton's first law of motion   law that states that if the net force acting on an object is zero, the motion of the object does not change  
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inertia   the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion  
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newton's second aw 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  
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circular motion   any motion in which an object is moving along a curved path.  
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centripetal force   in circular motion, a force that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion, toward the center of the curve.  
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newton's third law of motion   law that states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction  
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force pair   the forces two objects apply to each other  
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momentum   a measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object.  
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energy transformation   the conversion of one form of energy to another  
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law of conservation of energy   law that states that energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed  
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work   the amount of energy used as a force moves an object over a distance  
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simple machine   a machine that does work using one movement  
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inclined plane   a simple machine that consists of a ramp, or a flat, sloped surface  
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screw   a simple machine that consists of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder  
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wedge   an inclined plan that moves  
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lever   a simple machine that consists of a bar that pivots, or rotates, around a fixed point  
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wheel and scale   a simple machine that consists of an axle attached to the center of a larger wheel, so that the shaft and wheel rotate together  
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pulley   a simple machine that consists of a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it  
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complex machine   two or more simple machines working together  
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efficiency   the ratio of output work to input work  
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sound wave   a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter  
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pitch   the perception of how high or low a sound is; related to the frequency of a sound wave  
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echo   a reflected sound wave  
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