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8th Grade Motion Unit Key Terms

Motion

AB
motionan object’s change in position relative to a reference point
accelerationthe rate at which velocity changes over time
speedthe distance traveled by an object divided by the time
velocitythe speed of an object in a particular direction
forcepush or pull
displacementthe change in position of an object (must be a straight line and include direction)
net forceThe sum of all the forces acting on an object
reference pointnonmoving point from which motion is measured
distancetotal length of the path traveled between two positions. (can be a straight line but it doesn’t have to be)


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