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Motion Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Position | A place or location |
| Displacement | A vector measurement of how far an object is from a starting point |
| Distance | A length or numerical value of a straight line or curve |
| Speed | Rate of change in position |
| Constant Speed | The rate of change in position that does not change |
| Time | Number of years, days, or minutes |
| Average Speed | The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance |
| Instantaneous Speed | The rate of change of motion that is present or occurring at a specific instant |
| Acceleration | A change in speed and/or direction |
| Velocity | Speed + Direction |
| Motion | The change in position relative to a reference point |