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A tool for the study of motion that uses a series of images to show the position of a moving object after equal time intervals |
Motion diagram |
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Defines a concept in terms of the procedure or operation used |
Operational definition |
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A simplified version of a motion diagram in which the object in motion is replaced by a series of single points |
Particle model |
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A system used to describe motion that indicates where the zero point of the variable being studied is located in the direction in which of the values of the variable increase |
Coordinate system |
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The point in a coordinate system at which the variables have a zero value |
Origin |
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The arrow on a motion diagram that is drawn from the origin to the moving object |
Position vector |
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A quantity that has only magnitude |
Scalar quantity |
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A quantity that has both magnitude and a direction |
Vector quantity |
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The vector quantity that defines the distance and direction between two positions |
Displacement |
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Difference in time between two clock readings |
Time interval |
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A scaler quantity that is the length or size of the displacement vector |
Distance |
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The ratio of the change of position to the time interval during which that change occurred |
Average velocity |
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The ratio of the total distance traveled to the time interval |
Average speed |
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The speed and direction of an object at a particular instant in time |
Instantaneous velocity |
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The change in an average velocity divided by time |
Average acceleration |
