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Motion vocabulary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Speed | how far something travels speed=distance/time |
| Instantaneous speed | is the rate at which an object is moving at a given instant in time |
| Constant speed | when the speed of an object remans the same |
| Average speed | divide the total distance traveled by total time |
| Velocity | speed in a given direction |
| Acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes,in science acceleration refers to in creasing speed,descending speed and changing direction. |
| Slope | rate of change slope=rise/run |