Newtons Law of Motion Flashcards
the action or process of moving or being moved.
Motion
a basis or standard for evaluation, assessment, or comparison; a criterion.
Reference Point
the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate.
Speed
the speed of something in a given direction
Velocity
increase in the rate or speed of something
Accleeration
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
Inertia
strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Force
reduction in speed or rate.
Deceleration
the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate.
Weight
the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. For most purposes Newton’s laws of gravity apply, with minor modifications to take the general theory of relativity into account.
Gravity