Motion and forces Flashcards
0
Q
A location to which another location is compared
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Reference point
1
Q
An objects location
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Position
2
Q
A change of position over time
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Motion
3
Q
A measure of how fast something moves through a particular distance over a definite time period
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Speed
4
Q
A speed in a specific direction
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Velocity
5
Q
A quantity that has both size and direction
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Vector
6
Q
The rate at which velocity changes over time
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Acceleration
7
Q
A push or a pull something that changes the motion of an object
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Force
8
Q
The overall force acting on an object when all of the forces acting on it are combined
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Net force
