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Ch2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Reference Point | Stationary object used to determine movement. |
Earth | The most common reference point. |
Displacement | The distance and direction from the starting point. |
Distance | How far an object has moved |
Meter | SI unit of distance |
Second | SI unit of time |
Meters/Second | SI unit of speed |
Changing speed | Speed that is increasing or decreasing |
Constant speed | Speed that is staying the same |
Speed | Change in distance per unit of time |
Acceleration | Change in speed per unit of time |
Instantaneous speed | Speed at one moment in time |
Average Speed | Total distance/total time |
Force | A push or pull |
Newton | SI unit of force/weight |
m/s/s | SI unit of acceleration |
Velocity | Speed and direction |
Acceleration | When an object speeds up or slows down |
Inertia | An object's resistance to change its motion |
Balanced Force | Forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction |
Net Force | Sum of the Forces acting on an object |
Newton's First Law | An object in motions stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force |
Speed | Ex: 30 km/min |
Distance | Ex: 50 km |
Velocity | Ex: 80 km/hour North |
Displacement | Ex: 20 km South |
Acceleration | Ex: 58 m/s/s |