motion unit

Question 1

how far something has moved

Answer 1

distance

Question 2

it is the distance and direction of an objects change in position from the starting point

Answer 2

displacement

Question 3

it is the distance an object travel per unit of time

Answer 3

speed

Question 4

is the total distance travelled divided by the total time travel

Answer 4

average speed

Question 5

the speed at a given point

Answer 5

instantaneous speed

Question 6

the speed of an object and the direction of its motion

Answer 6

velocity

Question 7

is the rate of change of velocity

Answer 7

acceleration

Question 8

a push or pull

Answer 8

force

Question 9

a force where both force cancel each other out

Answer 9

net force

Question 10

forces on an object that are equal sizes and opposite in direction

Answer 10

balanced forces

Question 11

is a the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion

Answer 11

inertia

Question 12

is the force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching each other

Answer 12

friction

Question 13

the acceleration of an object in the same direction as the net force on the object and the acceleration can be calculated from following equation

Answer 13

newtons second law of motion

Question 14

the resistance created by two objects when sliding against each other

Answer 14

static fraction

Question 15

the force acting on an object that is moving through air flowing in the opposite direction

Answer 15

air resistance

Question 16

the universal force of attraction acting between all bodies of matter

Answer 16

gravity

Question 17

the force exerted on a body by gravity

Answer 17

weight

Question 18

the acceleration of a body traversing a circular path

Answer 18

centripetal acceleration

Question 19

the resistance created by any two objects when sliding against each other

Answer 19

sliding fraction

Question 20

when spinning a ball on a string or twirling a lasso the force of tension on the rope pulls the object towards the centre

Answer 20

centripetal force

Question 21

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Answer 21

newton third law of motion

Question 22

a vector quantity

Answer 22

momentum