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Chapter 11 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| frame of reference | 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 the path between two pointws |
| vector | quantity that had magnitude and direction |
| relative vector | the vector sum of two or more vectors |
| speed | the ratio of distance a object moves to the amount of time the object moves |
| average speed | the total distance traveled , divided by the time it takes to travel that distant |
| instantaneous speed | the rate at which an object is moving at an given moment in time |
| velocity | the speed and direction in which an object is moving |
| acceleration | the rate at which at velocity changes |
| free fall | the movement of an object toward earth solely because of gravity |
| constant acceleration | steady change in velocity |
| linear graph | the displayed data in which the data forms straight lined parts |
| non linear graph | a curve connects the data points that are plotted |