Unit 4 Study Guide Answers

When an object changes its position relative to a reference point

• Motion

• Force

• Distance

• Speed

A push or pull one body exerton another

• Motion

• Force

• Distance

• Speed

An indicator that orients you. The place from which you measure, record, or witness an event.

• Reference point

• Inertia

• Velocity

• Net Force

The sum of all of the forces that are acting on an object

• Reference point

• Inertia

• Velocity

• Net Force

How far an object has moved

• Distance

• Average speed

• Acceleration

• Motion

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion.

• Inertia

• Average speed

• Acceleration

• Motion

The distance an object travels per unit time

• Inertia

• speed

• Acceleration

• Motion

A force that resists a change in motion caused by two objects in contact with one another.

• Inertia

• Air resistance

• Friction

• Motion

A force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air.

• Inertia

• Air resistance

• Friction

• Motion

The total distance traveled divided by the total time traveled

• Inertia

• speed

• Average speed

• Motion