Physics Vocab

the change in position of an object

• Motion

• Net force

• Distance

• Velocity

the starting point for measuring any type of motion

• Motion

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Reference Point

the total length of the route traveled

• Force

• Reference Point

• Velocity

• Distance

the shortest length between the reference point and the stopping point

• Force

• Velocity

• Displacement

• Motion

the distance something travels in a certain amount of time

• Newton's First Law of Motion

• Speed

• Velocity

• Motion

the speed and direction something travels

• Velocity

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

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the rate at which velocity changes

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Speed

• Distance

a push or pull

• Net Force

• Force

• Newton's First Law of Motion

• Inertia

the combination of all of the forces acting on an object

• Acceleration

• Motion

• Net Force

• Speed

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An object in motion will remain in motion and an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force

• Newton's First Law of Motion

• Newton's Second Law of Motion

• Momentum

• Speed