Physics Vocabulary

___________________ describes objects in motion.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• magnetic force

• unbalanced force

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______________________ is the straight-line distance between a starting point and an end point.

• inertia

• momentum

• replacement

• displacement

____________________ is when a living person puts pressure on an object.

• gravity

• applied force

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

___________________ is a force that opposes motion between objects that are touching

• inertia

• gravitational

• magnetic

• friction

An object's change in position relative to a reference point is ____________________________.

• motion

• force

• equilibrium

• inertia

A measure of how quickly velocity changes is ______________________.

• average speed

• acceleration

• instantaneous speed

• velocity

________________ is the attraction between objects that is due to their masses; this force pulls everything to the center of the Earth and causes objects to fall.

• free fall

• magnetic force

• gravitational force

• normal force

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___________________ is the total distance traveled divided by the total time traveled.

• average speed

• speed

• acceleration

• velocity

________________ is the speed of an object at a specific instant in time.

• momentum

• velocity

• instantaneous speed

• average speed

____________________ occurs when there is no movement; forces are balanced.

• balanced force

• net force

• applied force

• equilibrium