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Position | The location of an object |
Reference Point | A location to which another location is compared |
Motion | A change in position over time |
Speed | The distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel the distance |
Vector | A quantity that has both size and direction |
Velocity | The speed of an object in a particular direction |
Acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes over time |
Centripetal acceleration | The acceleration directed toward the center of a circular path |
Force | A push or pull exerted on an object |
Net force | The combination of all the forces |
Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist being moved |
Contact force | A push or pull on one object by another object touching it |
Non-contact force | A force that pushes or pulls on an object without touching it |
Magnetic force | The force of attraction or repulsion generated by moving or spinning electric charges |
Electrical force | The force of attraction or repulsion on a charged particle that is due to an electric field |
Gravitational force | The force of attraction between massive bodies due to gravity |