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acceleration: the rate at which velocity changes
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air resistance: the fluid friction experienced by objects falling through the air
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average speed: the overall rate of speed at which an object moves; calculated by dividing the total distance an object travels by the total time.
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balanced force: equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions
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centripetal force: a force that causes an object to move in a circle
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fluid friction: friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid
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force: a push or pull exerted on an object
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free fall: the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity
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friction: force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other
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gravity: the force that pulls objects toward each other
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inertia: the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
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instantaneous speed: the speed of an object at one instant of time
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mass: a measure of how much matter is in an object
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meter: the basic SI unit of length
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momentum: the product of an object's mass and velocity
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motion: the state in which one object's distance from another is changing
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net force: the overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together
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newton: a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second
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projectile: an object that is thrown
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reference point: a place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion
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rolling friction: friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface
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satellite: any object that orbits around another object in space
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sliding friction: friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another
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slope: the steepness of a line on a graph, equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal change
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speed: the distance an object travels per unit of time
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terminal velocity: the greatest velocity a falling object can achieve
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unbalanced force: forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion
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velocity: speed in a given direction
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weight: a measure of the force of gravity on an objects