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DeweyBMS Motion
Chapter 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motion | The state in which one object's distance from another is changing |
| reference point | An object is in motion if it changes position relative to a reference point |
| International System of Units | A system of measurment based on multiples of ten and on established measures of mass, length, and time |
| SI | Systeme International |
| meter | The basic SI unit of length; a little longer than a yard |
| speed | the distance the object travels per unit of time; Speed = distance/time |
| velocity | the speed and direction of an object in motion |
| plate | one of the major pieces that make up Earth's upper layer |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity (speed and direction) changes; acceleration refers to increacing speed, decreasing speed, or changing direction |