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motion and energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Speed | The distance an object travels per unit of time. |
| Velocity | Speed in a given direction. |
| Distance | The length of a path between two points. |
| Displacement | The length and direction that an object has moved from its starting point. |
| Motion | An object is moving its distance from another object is changing. |
| Reference point | A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion. |
| Vector | A quantity that consists of both a magnitude and a direction. |
| Average Speed | Speed that you are mostly going. |
| Instantaneous Speed | The rate at which an object is moving at a given instant time. |
| Slope | The steepness of of a line on a distance-verses-time graph. |