Newton's Laws - Key Vocabulary
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Acceleration
how quickly an object increases its speed.
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Force
a push or a pull. The strength of a force is measured in Newtons (N).
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Inertia
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion.
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Mass
the amount of matter in an object
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Momentum
a measurement of the amount of motion an object has. momentum= mass x velocity (p=mv)
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Velocity
speed in a certain direction
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