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Ch 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 | Length of the path between two points |
| Vector | Quantity that has magnitude and direction |
| Resultant Vector | Vector sum of two or more vectors |
| Speed | Ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves |
| Average speed | V=D/T |
| Instantaneous Speed | Rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time |
| Velocity | Speed and direction in which an object is moving |
| Acceleration | Rate at which velocity changes |
| Free Fall | acceleration due to change in speed |
| Constant Acceleration | Steady change in velocity |
| Linear Graph | Straight line |
| Nonlinear Graph | Curve line |