Motion and Forces Vocab Flashcard Review

Front

Change in an object's position relative to a reference point.

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motion

Front

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the start.

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displacement

Front

Distance traveled per time unit.

Back

speed

Front

Speed and direction of a moving object

Back

velocity

Front

Property of a moving object that equals its mass times its velocity.

Back

momentum

Front

Rate of change of velocity is calculated by dividing the change in velocity by the time taken.

Back

acceleration

Front

A push or pull on an object.

Back

force

Front

Sum of all forces acting on an object.

Back

net force

Front

Force opposing sliding between surfaces.

Back

friction

Front

Attractive force between two objects based on their masses and distance.

Back

gravity