Unit 1 Vocab

6. An object at rest remains at rest, an object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
8. how far something travels, always written as a positive number, direction DOES NOT matter
10. forces in the opposite direction and equal in size, state of equilibrium and no change in direction
12. a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion
13. Whenever an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first
14. the motion of an object with respect to another object which might be in rest or in motion
15. location of any object at a given time
16. displacement in a certain amount of time

1. british scientist who discovered the laws of motion
2. force applied in one direction is greater than the force applied in the opposite direction, leads to change in direction or speed.
3. an influence (push or pull) that can cause an object to change velocity
4. measure the change in position, the difference between where something starts, and where something ends, can be positive or negative
5. change of the position of an object over a certain time
7. the rate at which speed or velocity changes with time
9. The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of an object and the amount of force applied.
11. distance covered in a certain amount of time