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Forces and Motion
Vocabulary part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| displacement | distance and direction of an object's final position from its initial position |
| vector | a quantity that is specified by both a size and a direction |
| speed | distance an object travels per unit of time |
| instantaneous speed | the speed at a single instant of time |
| average speed | total distance traveled divided by the total travel time |
| velocity | the speed of the object and its direction of motion |
| acceleration | change in velocity divided by the time for the change to occur |