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science chapter 9
motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motion | the state in which one object's distance from another is changing |
| reference point | a place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion |
| international system of units | the system of units used by scientists to measure the properties of matter |
| meter | the basic SI unit of length |
| speed | the distance an object travels per unit of time |
| average speed | the overall rate of speed at which an object moves |
| instantaneous speed | the speed of an object at one distant of time |
| velocity | speed in a given direction |
| slope | the steepness of a line on a graph, equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal change |
| acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |