science vocab
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sdlastrapes on January 12, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 distance | how far an object has moved |
| displacement | the distance and direction of an odjects change in position from the starting point |
| speed | the distance an object travels per unit of time |
| average speed | the distance an object traveled divided by the total time of travel |
| instantaneous speed | the speed at any given instant in time |
| velocity | the speed of an object and the direction of its motion |
| acceleration | the rate of speed of change of velocity |
| force | a push or a pull |
| net force | the combined force of two or more forces acting on an object at the same time |
| balanced force | forces on an object equal in size and opposite in direction |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion |
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