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11215064945net forceThe combination of all forces acting on an object; the overall force exerted on an object0
11215069430Applied Forcea force which is applied to an object by a person or another object1
11215077356opposing forcesforces that act in opposite directions; they are subtracted2
11215090006Frictionthe resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another; work to slow down or bring object motion to stop3
11215100368GravityA force that pulls objects toward each other4
11215110840WeightA measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object.5
11215119456balanced forcesEqual forces acting on an object in opposite directions that form a net force of zero Newtons; object motion is not changed6
11215127014unbalanced forcesforces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero; object motion will change in direction of greater force7
11215141676InertiaThe tendency of an object to resist a change in motion8
11215146780Newton's First Law (Law of Inertia)An object in motion (or at rest) will tend to stay in motion (or at rest) until it is acted upon by an outside force.9
11215154257Newton's Second Law of Motion (Law of Acceleration)The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied; a=F/m10
11215176228Newton's Third Law of Motion (Law of Force Pairs)If one object exerts a force on another object, then the second object exerts a force of equal strength in the opposite direction on the first object.11
11215184708Accelerationthe rate at which velocity changes over time; an object accelerates if its speed, direction, or both change12
11215189548SpeedThe distance an object travels per unit of time13
11215197680Velocitythe speed of an object in a particular direction14
11215205170MotionAn object's change in position relative to a reference point.15
11215211277potential energystored energy that results from the position and/or mass of an object16
11215223900kinetic energythe energy an object has due to its motion17
14441425970forceA push or pull exerted on an object18
14441431491speed formulaspeed = distance/time19
14441432764distance-time graph (speed graph)A visual representation of how an object's position and speed are changing over time; ARCCS (Away/Returning, Constant/Changing speed, Stopped)20
14441438093Speed-time graph (acceleration graph)A visual representation of how an object's speed is changing over time21
14441450370F = ma Force = mass x accelerationformula Newton derived to express the relationship between an object's mass, the force applied to it and its acceleration22
14441453498constant velocityConstant speed and constant direction; forces are balanced23
14441455832changing velocityeither speed, direction, or both are changing; acceleration and forces are unbalanced24

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