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physical science motion
| An object is in _____ motion of its distance from another object is changing. | motion |
| A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion. | reference point |
| The system of measurement used by scientists all over the world. | internatioal system of units |
| si unit of legnth... | meter |
| 1 meter | 100 centimeaters |
| 1 meter | 1,000 millimeters |
| 1 kilometer | 1,000 meters |
| speed= | distance/time |
| divide the total distance traveled by the total time | average speed |
| the rate at which an object is moving at a given instant in time | instantaneous speed |
| speed in a given time | velocity |
| the rate at which velocity travles | acceleration |
| acceleration movements....... | i. increasing speed ii. decreasing speed iii. changing speed |
| acceleration= | final speed-initial speed/time |
| acceleration is measured in........ | m/s 2 |