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Chapter 11
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Frame of reference | a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another |
| Relative motion | movement in relation to a frame of reference |
| Distance | is the length of a path between two points |
| Vector | is a quantity that has magnitude and direction |
| Resultant Vector | the vector sum of two or more vectors |
| Speed | the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves |
| Average speed | the total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel |
| Instantaneous speed | the rate of which an object is moving at a given moment in time |
| Velocity | the speed and direction in which an object is moving |
| Acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
| Free fall | acceleration due to change in speed |
| Constant acceleration | is a steady change in velocity |
| Linear graph | a graph that the data is in straight line parts |
| nonlinear graph | is a graph that the data line is curved |