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9th Grade Science
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Motion | a change in an object's position relative to a reference point |
| Displacement | distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point |
| Speed | distance an object travels per unit of time |
| Momentum | property of a moving object that equals its mass times its velocity |
| Acceleration | rate of change of velocity; can be calculated by dividing the change in the velocity by the time it takes the change to occur |
| Centripetal acceleration | acceleration of an object toward the center of a curved or circular path |
| Velocity | the speed and direction of a moving object |