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19 Cards in this Set
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Average velocity |
the change in position divided by the difference in the two times |
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Clock reading |
how to determine the certain position of an object by reading a clock |
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constant velocity |
the average velocity of an object is the same for all time intervals |
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displacement |
the change in position of an object |
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distance |
the seperation between two points |
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Factor-Lable method |
the method of converting one unit into another |
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Frame of reference |
coordinate system used to define motion |
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instantaneous position |
position of an object at a specific time |
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instantaneous velocity |
velocity at a specific time/clockreading |
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possition |
seperation between object and a reference point |
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Position-time graph |
a graph that shows how postion depends on the clock reading or time |
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reference point |
zero location on a coordinate system or from of reference |
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scalar |
quantity that has only a magnitude or size |
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slope |
the ratio or the verticle seperation of two points on a curve or rise to the horizontal seperation of the points or run |
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speed |
the magnitude of the velocity |
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time interval |
difference in time between two clock readings |
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vector |
a quantity that has both magnitude and direction |
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velocity |
speed with direction |
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velocity time graph |
a useful tool that can be used to describe motion with constant or changing velocity |
