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15 Cards in this Set
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inertia
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the tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
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friction
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a force that opposes motion and that occurs when things slide or roll over each other
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force
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a push or a pull
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deceleration
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the rate of slowdown
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acceleration
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the rate of change in velocity
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velocity
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the speed and direction in which an object is moving
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constant speed
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speed that does not change
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distance
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the length of the path between two points
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speed
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the rate at which the position of an object changes
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elapsed time
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the length of time that passes from one event to another
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motion
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a change in position
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handsome man
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Mr. Sloan
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1st law of motion
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An object at rest will remain at rest. Unless an outside force acts on it
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2nd law of motion
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the larger the mass, the more force is needed to give it certain acceleration
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3rd law of motion
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If an object exerts a force on a second object, the second object will always exert a force on the first object.
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