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Science - Motion Vocabulary

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positionthe location of an object
motionchanging position would involve _____
distancewould be the separation of two positions
speedthe rate of change of position or how fast something is traveling
speed formuladistance divided by time
constant speedspeed that does not change(cruise control in car)
average speedcalculated by total distance divided by total time of travel
velocitydescribes a moving object's speed and direction
accelerationrate of change of velocity
positive accelerationwhen a object is speeding up (increase)
negative accelerationwhen an object is slowing down (decrease)
zero accelerationwhen an object has constant speed


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Lindenhurst Middle School
Lindenhurst, NY

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