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motion

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Term
Definition
speed   show
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velocity   show
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show the change in position from an object's original location  
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distance   show
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acceleration   show
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show slowing down; negative acceleration  
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show stopped  
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Straight line   show
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Zero on distance and time graph   show
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show steady speed  
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Zero on velocity and time graph   show
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show If speed changes, if direction changes, if speed and direction both change  
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Positive acceleration   show
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show No change in velocity; zero acceleration  
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How is acceleration affected when mass increases?   show
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show Mass x acceleration  
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show Newtons (N)  
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show Sum of all forces acting on an object  
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Balanced forces   show
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Unbalanced forces   show
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show A body in motion is likely to stay in motion and a body at rest will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts upon it; also called Law of Inertia  
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show Unbalanced force that can act upon an object and eventually cause it to stop  
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show A tendency to do nothing or stay the same; an object’s motion will stay constant; does not depend on gravity  
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show When a net force acts on an object, the object will accelerate in the direction of this net force.  
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Air resistance   show
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Terminal velocity   show
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Newton’s Third Law of Motion   show
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