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| The distance and direction between starting and ending positions. |
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| The distance traveled divided by the time needed to travel the distance. |
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| The displacement divided by time. |
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| The change in velocity divided by the amount of time required for the change to occur. |
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| Newton's first law of motion |
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| An object will remain at rest or move in a straight line with constant speed unless it is acted upon by a force. |
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| Forces in equal and opposite directions that cancel each other out. |
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| Forces acting on an object do not cancel each other out. |
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| Newton's second law of motion |
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| An object acted on by an unbalanced force will accelerate in the direction of the net force. |
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| Depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them. |
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| A force that resists sliding motion between surfaces that are touching. |
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| Newton's third law of motion |
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| Forces always act in equal but opposite pairs. |
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