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chapter 11 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Frame of Reference | System of object 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 | A quantity that has magnitude and direction. |
| Resultant Vector | Which is the vector sum of two or more vectors. |
| Speed | Ratio of distance over time. |
| Average speed | Total distance traveled divided by the time it take to travel that distance. |
| Instantaneous speed | Rate an object moves in a given amount of time |
| Velocity | speed and direction in which an object is moving |
| Acceleration | Rate that velocity changes |
| Free Fall | Acceleration change due to speed |
| Constant Acceleration | Steady change in acceleration |
| linear graph | Displayed data forms straight lines |
| Nonlinear | Accelerated motion is represented by a curved line on a distance time graph. |