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Physical Science -Chapter 11 Vocab. - Motion

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frame of referencea system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another
relative motionmovement in relation to a frame of reference
distancethe length of the path between 2 points
vectora quantity that has a direction associated with it
resultant vectorthe vector sum of 2 or more vectors
speedthe ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves
average speedthe total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance
instantaneous speedthe rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time
velocitythe speed and direction an object is moving, measured relative to a reference point
accelerationthe rate at which velocity changes
free fallthe movement of an object toward Earth because of gravity
constant accelerationa steady change in velocity
linear grapha graph in which the displayed data form a straight line
non linear grapha graph in which the displayed data form a curved line



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