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7.1.1 Forces and Motion Vocabulary

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  • What is the measure of inertia of an object; depends on the amount of matter an object contains?
    mass
  • What is the change of position over time?
    motion
  • What is how fast something travels on average over a certain amount of time?
    average speed
  • What is the part of the experiment that can be changed or different?
    variable
  • What is the measure of how long it takes to get from one place to another?
    speed
  • What is occurs when the net force between two objects is zero and there is no change in motion?
    balanced forces
  • What is a push or pull on an object that can change its motion, speed, direction, or shape?
    force
  • What is speed in a particular direction?
    velocity
  • What is the overall force acting on an object after all the forces have been added or subtracted?
    net force
  • What is a unit of force that will accelerate one kilogram of mass one meter per second squared?
    newton
  • What is the product of the force of gravity acting on an object?
    weight
  • What is the rate of change in velocity of an object?
    acceleration
  • What is a group of reference objects whose placement can be compared to each other to determine motion?
    reference frame
  • What is the force that acts between any two masses?
    gravity