PHYS 1010 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 Notes

Match the following words with their descriptions:

1. Speed 2, Velocity 3, Acceleration 4. Force 5. Mass 6. Inertia

Rate at which an object covers a distance, disregarding direction.

Rate at which an object covers a distance in a given direction.

The tendency of objects to not change their state of motion unless acted on by an outside force.

Measure of the amount of matter in an object.

Rate at which an object changes its velocity.

A push or pull on an object, that when unopposed, results in a change in the object's state of motion.