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Chapter 11 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| frame 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 | length of a path between two points |
| vector | quantity that has magnitude and direction |
| resultant vector | the sum of two or more vectors |
| speed | ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves |
| average speed | total distance traveled divided by total time |
| Instantaneous speed | the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time |
| velocity | the speed at direction an object is moving |
| acceleration | the rate at which the velocity changes |
| free fall | the movement of an object toward the earth due solely to gravity |
| constant acceleration | steady change in velocity |
| linear graph | a display of data forms straight line parts |
| nonlinear graph | a curve that connects the data points that are plotted |