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Motion Unit Vocabulary
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Physics
8th Grade
02/27/2012

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Acceleration
Definition
a change in the velocity of an object, or the rate at which this change occurs.
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Average speed
Definition
total distance divided total time. The speeds taken at anytime between point A and point B can be different.
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Constant speed
Definition
equal distances are covered in equal amounts of time. The speeds taken at anytime between point A and point B will always be the same.
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Force
Definition
the push or pull on an object that causes motion or change. Force is measured in Newtons.
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Inertia
Definition
the tendency of an object to keep doing what it is already doing, whether it is at rest or in motion.
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Motion
Definition
the change in position or place of an object when compared to a reference object.
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Newton
Definition
the basic metric unit of force.
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Newton’s first law of motion
Definition
an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will continue to move in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.
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Newton’s second law of motion
Definition

the force on an object equal its mass times its acceleration.

 

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Newton’s third law of motion
Definition
for every action, or force, there is an equal and opposite reaction, or force. 
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Reference object
Definition
a place or object that is assumed to be stationary and by which the movement of other objects is determined. Also called reference point or Frame of Reference.
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