Motion and Speed Vocabulary

The rate at which velocity changes over time; an object accelerates if its speed, direction, or both change

• Acceleration

• Friction

• Gravity

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The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Gravity

The curved path that an object follows when thrown, launched, or otherwise projected

• Free Fall

• Projectile Motion

• Balanced Forces

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What is a measure of the distance an object moves in a given amount of time?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Momentum

• Friction

What is any change in velocity?

• Acceleration

• Momentum

• Speed

• Inertia

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What is the property of matter that keeps it moving in a straight line or keeps it at rest?

• Inertia

• Speed

• Centrifugal Force

• Acceleration

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What is the energy of motion, or energy in use?

• Kinetic energy

• Inertia

• Potential energy

• Reaction

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What is an object's speed in a particular direction?

• Velocity

• Momentum

• Acceleration

• Inertia

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What is a measure of how hard it is to slow down or stop an object?

• Momentum

• Speed

• Reaction

• Velocity

How fast an object is moving

• Speed

• Energy

• Motion

• Net Force

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