Force + Motion Vocab

Question 1

Position

Answer 1

Location of an object.

Question 2

Reference point

Answer 2

A location in comparison to another location.

Question 2

Motion

Answer 2

Change in position over time.

Question 3

Speed

Answer 3

How far an object moves in given time.

Question 4

Vector

Answer 4

A quantity of direction and magnitude.

Question 5

Velocity

Answer 5

Speed in a given direction.

Question 6

Inertia

Answer 6

The tendency of object to resist a change in motion.

Question 7

Newton’s first law

Answer 7

And object in motion stays in motion, and an object that stays at risk, unless acted upon by another force.

Question 8

Newton’s second law

Answer 8

F=ma

Question 9

Newtons 3rd law

Answer 9

For every action, there is an equal opposite reaction?.