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GR. 8 CHAPTER 1 MOTION
Term | Definition |
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DIMENSION | DISTANCE OR LENGTH MEASURED IN ONE DIRECTION |
DISPLACEMENT | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INITIAL POSITION AND FINAL POSITION OF AN OBJECT |
MOTION | PROCESS OF CHANGING POSITION |
POSITION | OBJECT'S DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM A REFERENCE POINT |
REFERENCE POINT | STARTING POINT CHOSEN TO DESCRIBE THE LOCATION, OR POSITION, OF AN OBJECT |
AVERAGE SPEED | DISTANCE DIVIDED BY TIME |
CONSTANT SPEED | RATE OF CHANGE OF POSITION INN WHICH THE SAME DISTANCE IS TRAVELED EACH SECOND |
INSTANTANEOUS SPEED | SPEED AT A SPECIFIC INSTANT IN TME |
SPEED | DISTANCE AN OBJECT TRAVELS PER UNIT OF TIME |
VELOCITY | SPEED AND DIRECTION OF A MOVING OBJECT |
ACCELERATION | MEASURE OF THE CHANGE IN VELOCITY DURING A PERIOD OF TIME |
HORIZONTAL | THE X AXIS ON A GRAPH |
VERTICAL | THE Y AXIS ON A GRAPH |