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motion and energy
Term | Definition |
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speed | the distance an object travels per unit of time |
velocity | speed in a given direction |
distance | length of a path between two points |
displacement | length and direction that an object has moved from its startiong point |
motion | an object is in motion if its distance from another object is moving |
reference point | place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion |
vetor | quantity that consists of a bot a magnitude and a direction |
average speed | divide the total distance traveled by the total time |
instantaneous speed | rate of which an object is moving at a given instant time |
slope | steepness in a line on a graph |