Term 2 Vocabulary

The rate at which velocity (speed or direction) changes.

• Acceleration

• Direction

• Motion

• Speed

• Velocity

The course along which something travels.

• Acceleration

• Direction

• Motion

• Speed

• Velocity

Movement of an object.

• Acceleration

• Direction

• Motion

• Speed

• Velocity

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The rate of motion, calculated by dividing distance by time.

• Acceleration

• Direction

• Motion

• Speed

• Velocity

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The speed and direction of a moving object.

• Acceleration

• Direction

• Motion

• Speed

• Velocity

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A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction

• Force

• Law of Force and Acceleration

• Law of Action and Reaction

• Law of Inertia

• Mass

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Newton’s 2nd law that states the acceleration of an object depends on its mass and the amount of force applied

• Force

• Law of Force and Acceleration

• Law of Action and Reaction

• Law of Inertia

• Mass

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Newton's 3rd law that states for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• Force

• Law of Force and Acceleration

• Law of Action and Reaction

• Law of Inertia

• Mass

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Newton's 1st law that states an object a rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon

• Force

• Law of Force and Acceleration

• Law of Action and Reaction

• Law of Inertia

• Mass

The amount of matter in an object

• Force

• Law of Force and Acceleration

• Law of Action and Reaction

• Law of Inertia

• Mass