Intro to physics vocab

The distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point is

• velocity

• motion

• distance

• displacement

Attractive force between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them is called

• inertia

• gravity

• force

• friction

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A change in an object's position relative to a reference point is called

• motion

• distance

• displacement

• acceleration

The distance an object travels per unit of time is

• motion

• speed

• displacement

• acceleration

This states that an object moving at a constant velocity keeps moving at that velocity unless an unbalanced force acts on it is

• Newton's 1st law of motion

• terminal velocity

• Newton's 2nd law of motion

• inertia

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

• field

• motion

• momentum

• force

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The sum of all forces that are acting on an object is called

• free fall

• gravity

• inertia

• net force

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The rate of change of velocity that can be calculated by dividing the change in the velocity by the time it takes the change to occur is

• distance

• acceleration

• displacement

• speed

The speed and direction of a moving object is called

• distance

• displacement

• velocity

• momentum

A push or pull exerted on an object

• force

• field

• gravity

• friction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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