Motion Vocabulary

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Net Force

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The rate at which velocity changes over time

• Friction

• Gravity

• Weight

• Acceleration

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Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero

• Gravitational Force

• Net Force

• Unbalanced Forces

• Score

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A force that resists motion; multiple types exist

• Friction

• Vector

• Acceleration

• Gravity

A special measurement that includes both magnitude (size) and direction

• Weight

• Vector

• Acceleration

• Friction

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Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero

• Noncontact Force

• Acceleration

• Mass

• Balanced Forces

An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass

• Weight

• Friction

• Acceleration

• Gravity

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The combination of all the forces acting on an object

• Balanced Forces

• Net Force

• Acceleration

• Weight

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A push or a pull on one object by another object that is touching it

• Absence Of Acceleration

• Contact Force

• Gravity

• Unbalanced Forces

Force equals mass times acceleration

• Acceleration

• Newton's Third Law

• Net Force

• Newton's Second Law

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