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CH 9 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| motion | the distance from an object is changing |
| reference point | a place or object used in comparison to determine if an object is in motion |
| distance | the length of a path between two points |
| displacement | the length and direction that an object has moved from it's starting point |
| vector | a quantity that consists of both a magnitude and a direction |
| speed | the _____ of an object is the distance travels |
| average speed | (Dvide total distance over total time) |
| instantaneous speed | the rate at which an object is moving at a given instant in time |
| velocity | speed in a given direction |
| slope | the steepness of a line graph |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes with time |
| work | when an object is caused to move a certain distance |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
| potential energy | stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object |
| gravitational potential energy | potential energy related to its height |
| elastic potential energy | the potential energy of objects that can be stretched out or compressed |
| mechanical energy | an object's combined kinetic energy and potential energy |
| law of conservation of energy | ... states that when one form of energy is transformed to another, no energy is destroyed in the process |