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Motion
Unit F, Chapter 2, Carter Lomax, Mr. D.
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Science
5th Grade
10/08/2008

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Position
Definition
an object's place or location
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Speed
Definition
a measure of the distance an object moves in a given amount of time
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velocity
Definition
an object's speed in a particular direction
Term
acceleration
Definition
any change in velocity
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momentum

Definition
a measure of how hard it is to slow down or stop an object
Term

orbit

Definition

path an object in space takes as it revolves around another object

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inertia
Definition
the property of matter that keeps it moving or keeps it at rest
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Law of

Universal Gravitation

Definition
everything is attracted to everything else
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action force
Definition
the first force
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reaction force

Definition
the force that pushes or pulls back
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