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Motion Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Acceleration | the change in velocity divided by the time it takes for the change to occur. |
Speed | a distance covered in an amount of time. |
Zero acceleration | no change in a speed or a direction |
Positive acceleration | the object is gaining speed |
Negative acceleration | the object is losing speed |
Velocity | is the speed and direction of an object |
Displacement | is how has the final position changed from the original position includes a distance and a direction. |
Average speed | total distance traveled divided by total time to travel the distance |
Instantaneous speed | the speed of the object at that moment in time. |
Constant speed | the speed doesn’t change, cruise control on a car. |
Object at rest | a horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph, no motion, object is stopped. |
Slope | the steeper the slope, the faster the objects motion. |