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16 Cards in this Set
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reference point |
the starting point you choose to describe the location or position of an object |
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position |
*is an object's distance and direction from a reference point *includes a distance, direction and a reference point |
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motion |
is the process of changing position |
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displacement |
difference between the initial position and the final position of an object |
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speed |
measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time |
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constant speed |
rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second |
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instantaneous speed |
speed at a specific instant in time |
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average speed |
total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance
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v = d/t answer is in m/s |
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velocity |
speed and the direction of a moving object |
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acceleration |
measure of the change in velocity during a period of time
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a = vf - vi ÷ t answer in m/s² |
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dimension |
distance or length measured in one direction |
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relative |
compared to |
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specify |
indicate or identify |
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average acceleration |
change in velocity divided by the time during which the velocity changes |
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horizontal |
limit, divide, separate; x-axis on a graph |
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vertical |
overhead; y-axis on a graph |
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