Motion Test Review

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Acceleration toward the center of a curved path is called ______.

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centripetal

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Occurs when an object's velocity decreases.

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deceleration

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Theory that describes movement of land masses.

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plate tectonics

Front

The resistance of an object to change its state of motion.

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inertia

Front

Name for the slant of a line on a graph.

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slope

Front

Distance divided by time.

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speed

Front

Total distance divided by total time.

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average speed

Front

Distance and direction of an object from its starting point.

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displacement

Front

Product of an object's mass and velocity.

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momentum

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Measure of how far an object has moved.

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distance