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Motion
Bonnie Branch Middle School- 8th Grade/Chapter 9 Motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motion | The state in which one object's distance from another is changing. |
| reference point | A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion. |
| meter | The basic SI unit of length. 1 m = 100 cm and 1 m= 1000 mm |
| speed | The distance an object travels in one unit of time. speed=distance/time |
| velocity | speed in a given direction |
| slope | The steepness, or slant, of a line on a graph. slope=rise/run, or change in y/change in x, or y2-y1/x2-x1 |
| plate | One of the major pieces that make up Earth's upper layer. |
| acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes. |
| linear | Term used to describe a relationship between variables whose graph is a straight line. |
| nonlinear | Term used to describe a relationship between variables whose graph is not a straight line. |