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Chp11Vocab_Ernst
| 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 | the length of a path between two points |
| vector | 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 | Average Speed= distance/time |
| instantaneous speed | the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time |
| velocity | the speed and direction an object is moving |
| acceleration | the rate that velocity changes |
| free fall | acceleration due to change |
| constant acceleration | a steady change in velocity |
| linear graph | the displayed data form straight lines |
| nonlinear graph | the data is connected by curves |