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Gabby Miller
Chapter11Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Frame of Reference | a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another |
Relative Motion | movement in relation to a frame of reference |
Distance | the length of a path between two points |
Vector | a quantity that has magnitude and direction |
Resultant Vector | the vector sum of two or more vectors |
Speed | the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves |
Average Speed | the total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance |
Instantaneous Speed | the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time |
Velocity | the speed and direction in which an object is moving |
Acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
Free Fall | the movement of an object toward Earth solely because of gravity |
Constant Acceleration | a steady change in velocity |
Linear Graph | the displayed data form straight-line parts |
Nonlinear Graph | the displayed data forms a curved line |