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Speed |
-the distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel the distance. |
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Average Speed |
-is found by dividing the total distance traveled by the time taken. |
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Instantaneous Speed |
-the speed of an object at one instant of time is the objects ________________ _______. |
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Velocity |
-the speed of the object and the direction of its motion. |
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Acceleration |
-the change in velocity divided by the time it takes for the change to occur. |
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Mass |
-the amount of matter in the object. In SI units, the unit for mass is the kilogram. |
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Inertia |
-the more mass an object has, the harder it is to start it moving, slow it down, speed it up, or turn it up. This tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion is _______. |
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Momentum |
-a measure of how hard it is to stop the object, and it depends on the objects mass and velocity. |
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Law of Conservation of Momentum |
-the total momentum of objects that collide is the same before and after the collision. |
