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| The quantity of heaviness, taking into account gravity. |
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| Measure of how much matter is in an object. |
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| Strength put on an object; has direction (is a vector quantity); measured as newtons. |
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| The resistance of one surface has on another object or surface. |
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| Force on an object to tend to fall towards the center of the earth. |
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| A unit to measure force; equals: 1kg * m/s2 |
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| A characteristic of matter which states the object will continue in its existing state of rest or motion unless an outside force acts on it (Latin word means lazy). |
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When acceleration is in a direction opposite to the velocity or in the
direction of the negative axis on the velocity vs. time grap. |
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When the velocity vs. time graph has a positive slope; velocity is
increasing. |
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The speed at a given moment.
(ex: a car’s speedometer) |
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Calculated using the total distance traveled and the total time traveled
Web to show the difference between instantaneous &average speed. |
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