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Vocabulary Words

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Definition
Motion   An object in motion  
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Reference Point   Is a place or object used for observation  
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Distance   Is a length of a path  
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Displacement   Is length and direction that an object has moved  
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Vector   Displacement  
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Distance   is scalar because it does not have a direction  
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Displacement   is a vector because it does have a direction identified by an arrow  
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Motion   is a change in position measured by distance and time  
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Speed   Tells us the rate at which an object moves  
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Velocity   tells the speed and direction of a moving object  
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Acceleration   tells us the rate speed or direction changes  
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Scalar   measurements that have magnitude , or size only  
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work   A word that describes what is done on an object  
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energy   The ability to do work or cause change  
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kinetic energy   Energy that an object has due to its motion  
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potential energy   Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object  
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gravitational potential energy   Potential energy related to an object's height  
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elastic potential energy   The energy of stretched or compressed objects  
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mechanical energy   An object's combined kinetic energy and potential energy  
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Law of Conservation of Energy   The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed  
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