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11 Cards in this Set
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Distance
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how far an object has moved
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Displacement
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the distant and direction of an object’s change in position from the starting point
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Speed
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distance an object travels per unit in time
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Average speed
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the total distance traveled divided by the total time of travel
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Instantaneous speed
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the speed at any given point in time
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Velocity
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the speed of an object and the direction of its motion
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Acceleration
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the rate of change of velocity
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Force
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a push or pull one body exerts on another
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Net force
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the combined forces acting on an object
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Balanced forces
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forces acting on an object equal in size and opposite in direction
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Inertia
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the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
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