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Cards Term Speed Definition The rate of change in position. Term Instantaneous Speed Definition The rate of motion at any given instant. Term Constant Speed Definition A speed that does not vary. Term Average Speed Definition The total distance divided by total time of travel. Term Velocity Definition Decribes both speed and direction of an object. Term Acceleration Definition The rate of change of velocity. Term Force Definition A push or pull one body exerts on another. Term Balanced Forces Definition Forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction. Term Net Force Definition On an object always changes the velocity of the object. Term Inertia Definition The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. Term Friction Definition The force that opposes motion between two forces that are touching each other. Term Gravity Definition Every object in the universe exerts a force on every other object. Term Weight Definition The measure of the force of gravity on an object.