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Displacement |
A measurement of the change in position of a moving body; a straight line connecting the start and end points is specified in terms of length and direction. |
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Distance |
A measurement of how far apart objects are; to calculate: d=vt |
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Error |
The distance between the value that is measured and the actual measurements |
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Gradient |
Slope of a hill of a graph; to calculate: Gradient= rise/run |
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Instantaneous Speed |
The speed of an object at a particular motion in time |
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Precision |
How close measured values are to each other |
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Random Error |
Error that changes |
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Reaction Distance |
Distance moved while reacting to an emergency |
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Reaction Time |
The Length of time it takes to respond to an emergency |
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Scalar Quantity |
A quantity, such as distance or time that has size but not direction |
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Speed |
The rate of change of distance, to calculate: v=d/t |
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Systematic Error |
Error that always differs by the same amount |
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Vector Quantity |
A quantity, such as displacement or velocity, that has size and direction |
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Velocity |
The rate of change of displacement |