Motion and forces Flashcards
A location to which another location is compared
Reference point
An objects location.
Position
A change of position over time
Motion
A measure of how fast something moves through a particular distance over a definite time period.
Speed
A speed in a specific direction
Velocity
A quantity that has both size and direction
Vector
The rate at which velocity changes over time
Acceleration
To push or pull something that changes the motion of the subject
Force
The overall force acting on an object when all of the forces acting on it are combined
Net force
A scientific stating that objects at rest reman rest and objects in motion remain in motion with the same velocity unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Newton’s first law
The resistance of an object to a change in the speed or direction of its objects
Inertia
A scientific law starting that the acceleration of an object increases with increased force and decreases with increased math
Newton’s second law
Any force that keeps an object moving in a circle
Centripetal force
A scientific law law starting that every time one object exerts a force on another object the second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back on the first object
Newton’s third law
