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| The distance traveled per unit of time. Formula is distance divided by time. |
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| Distance measure divided by time measure. For example, meters/second |
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| Speed in a given direction. |
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Distance divided by time plus a label. For example,
m/s north |
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Example:
m/s/s meters per second per second |
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| Final velocity minus initial velocity divided by time |
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| The combination of all the forces acting on an object. |
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| When two forces cancel each other out. The net force is zero, and the object does not move. |
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| When two forces are moving in the opposite direction. You subtract the two forces to obtain the force of themovement of the object. |
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| The force between two surfaces |
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| The force of attraction between objects that is due to their mass. All matter has mass and gravity is a result of mass. |
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| Universal Law of Gravitation |
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| All objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force. The size of the force depends on the masses of the objects. |
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| The amount of matter in an object. It does not change. |
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| The measure of gravitational force between objects; it changes when the gravitational force changes. |
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