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Chapter 3 Vocab

AB
Displacementis the distance and direction of an object's final position from its initial position
Vectora quantity that is specified by bot a size and a direction
Speedis the distance an object travels per unit of time
Instantaneous Speedis the speed at a single instant of time
Average Speedis the total distance traveled divided by the travel time
Velocityis the speed of the object and its direction of a motion
Accelerationis the change in velocity divided by the time for the change to occur
Forceis a push or pull that one object exerts on another
Net Forcetwo or more forces act on an object at the same time
Balanced Forcesforces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction
Unbalanced Forcesforces combine to produce a net force that is not zero
Frictionis the force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are in contact
Static Frictionis the frictional force that prevents two surfaces in contact from sliding past each other
Sliding Frictionis the force that acts in the opposite direction to the motion of a surface sliding on another surface
Air Resistanceopposes the motion of objects that move through the air


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