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14 Cards in this Set
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Motion |
Any physical movement or change in position or place |
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Force |
An action that causes an acceleration |
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Net Force |
The sum total of all forces acting on an object. |
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4. Friction: |
The force of two surfaces that touch |
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Inertia |
A property of matter that causes it to resist changes in speed or direction(velocity). |
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6. Displacement |
The change in position of an object; the shortest distance betweentwo points |
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Speed |
Rate of motion; rate of change of position; Speed = distance/time |
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Velocity |
Rate of change of position; speed AND direction |
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Acceleration |
: Rate of change of velocity (change on position) |
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Mass |
The amount of matter in an object. |
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Momentum |
Quantity or amount of motion; product of mass and velocity(momentum = mass x velocity |
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Gravity |
A downward force exerted on objects by the Earth |
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Kinetic energy: |
The energy of motion. |
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4.Potential energy |
The energy of position or stored energy. |