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Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Science vocabulary for chapter 3

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Speedrate of change in position
Instantaneous Speedrate of motion at any given instant
Constant Speedspeed that doesn't vary
Average Speedthe toatal distance traveled by the total time of travel
Speed =distance/time
Distance =speed * time
Time =distance/speed
Velocityspeed and direction of an object
accelerationrate of change in velocity
Acceleration formulaA=Final velocity - Initial velocity / time
ForceA push or pull
Balanced ForcesForces that are equal in size and opposite in direction
Net Forcethe resulting velocity of an object when multiple forces are applied to it
Inertiatendency of an object to resist and change in its motion
Newton's 1st Law of MotionAn object moving at a constant velocity keeps moving at that velocity unless a net force acts on it
FrictionThe force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching each other
GravityThe attracting force exerted by every other object


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