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13364930525AccelerationChange in velocity. Can be a change in direction, positive (speeding up) or negative (slowing down).0
13364930529MagnitudeA scalar quantity1
13364930537MotionA change in the position of an object over time from a reference point.2
13364930544Example of velocityNemo swims 37 m/s South to Wallaby Way in Australia.3
13364930545Speedthe distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time.4
13364930546Example of speedNemo swims 58 m/s5
13364930548Velocityspeed of an object and its direction of motion; changes when speed, direction or both changes6
13364930552vectorAn quantity that has a magnitude and direction7
13364930555displacementthe total distance traveled by an object regardless of direction from start to finish8
13364930556distancethe amount traveled from a certain spot.9
13369600902If an object is moving northward and slowing down, then the direction of its acceleration vector isSouth10
13369588737If an object is moving eastward and slowing down, then the direction of its velocity vector isEast11
13369591457If an object is moving eastward and slowing down, then the direction of its acceleration vector isWest12
13460890782Newton's First LawAn object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.13
13460895928Newton's Second Law EquationForce = mass x acceleration14
13460909605Newton's Second LawThe acceleration of an object is dependent upon two variables - the net force acting upon the object and the mass of the object.15
13460915299Newton's Third LawFor every action there is an equal and opposite reaction16
13460923107balanced forcesEqual forces acting on an object in opposite directions17
13460924748unbalanced forcesForces that cause a change in the motion of an object18
13460942499InertiaThe tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. Inertia depends on mass.19
13460966687Massthe amount of matter in an object20
13460970658Forcea push or pull on an object21
13460977144action-reaction forcespair of forces involved in an interaction that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction22

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