Forces & Motion

change in position relative to some fixed object or place

• motion

• speed

• velocity

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distance traveled per unit of time

• acceleration

• friction

• speed

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speed and direction

• average speed

• velocity

• unbalance forces

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rate of change in velocity over time

• acceleration

• speed

• weight

a push or a pull

• Newtons

• force

• mass

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the combination of all forces acting on an object

• gravity

• net force

• unbalanced forces

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SI unit of force

• Meters

• Liters

• Newtons

forces that are equal in size, but opposite in direction

(0 Newtons)

• balance forces

• unbalanced forces

• net force

forces that cause a change in the motion of an object

• balanced forces

• unbalanced forces

• net force

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force that opposes (goes against) the motion of an object

• gravity

• weight

• friction