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iScience Vocabulary
Chapter 1 Describing Motion
Term | Definition |
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Reference Point | Is the starting point you choose to describe the location,or position, of an object. |
Motion | Is the process of changing position |
Displacement | Is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object. |
Position | Is an object's distance and direction from a reference point. |
Speed | Is the measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time. |
Constant Speed | Is the rate of change of position in which the same distance traveled each second. |
Instantaneous Speed | Is the speed at a specific instant time. |
Average Speed | Is the total distance traveled divide by the total time taken to travel that distance. |
Velocity | Is the speed and direction of a moving object. |
Acceleration | Is the measure of change in velocity during a period of time. |