Types of Motion in Humans and Celestial Bodies

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_________ the ability of humans (as well as other animals) to move because they have the will or the capacity to do so.

Voluntary

_________ the motion caused by unnatural conditions.

Involuntary

_________ motion refers to the apparent movement of stars and other celestial bodies around the Earth.

Diurnal

_________ motion refers to the apparent yearly movement of the Sun across a background of stars.

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______ refers to the conical motion of Earth’s axis as it spins. Because of precession, Earth’s axis shifts very slowly, completing one cycle every 26,000 years.

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Around 500 BCE Pythagoras and his pupils proposed that Earth was _______.

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According to Aristotle, the motion of physical bodies is of two types: natural motion and ______ motion

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Natural motion: Elements tend to seek their natural ______

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Violent Motion: Any forced motion that opposes natural ______

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The Earth's rotation around its axis is an example of ______ motion

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The Earth's revolution around the Sun is an example of ______ motion

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The motion of a person voluntarily walking is an example of ______ motion

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______ is a type of motion wherein no other factors aside from gravity influences the acceleration of an object.

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______ is a form of motion experienced by an object or particle that is thrown near the Earth’s surface and moves along a curved path under the action of gravity only.

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______ is the type of motion described as starting from rest, its speed receives equal increments in equal times.

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______ is the unbalanced force that acts on an object in motion.

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______ is the push or pull that causes a change in the motion of an object.

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Newton’s 1st Law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion at constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced ______.