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chapter 11. vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| frame of reaference | a system of object that are not moving with respect to one another. |
| Relative motion | is movement in relation to the frame of reference. |
| Distance | the length of the path between two points. |
| Vector | is a quantity that has magnitude and direction. |
| resultant vector | the vector sum of two or more vectors |
| speed | is the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves. |
| average speed | is the total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel the distance |
| instantaneous speed | is the rate at witch a given object is moving at a given moment in time. |
| velocity | the speed and dirrection and object is moving |
| acceleration | the rate at witch the velocity changes |
| free fall | movement of an object toward earth solely because of gravity |
| constant acceleration | is a steady change in velocity |
| linear graph | in witch the data form a straight line parts |
| nonlinear graph | a curve connects the data points that are plotted |