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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vector | a quantity that consists of both a magnitude and a direction |
| Scalar | measurements that have magnitude,or size,only. |
| Speed | the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate |
| Velocity | the speed of something in a given direction |
| Acceleration | increase in the rate or speed of something |
| Energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| Kinetic energy | energy that 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 an object's height |
| Work | a word that describes what is done on an object when a force is exerted on an object that causes it to move |
| Elastic potential energy | the energy of stretched or compressed objects |
| Mechanical energy | an object’s combined kinetic energy and potential energy |
| Law of conservation of energy | the rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed |
| reference point | a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion |
| distance | the length of a path between two points actual path |
| displacement | the length and direction that an object has moved from its starting point |
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