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Graphing Motion
Review of Vocabulary for Graphing Motion
Term | Definition |
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Distance vs. Time | How far an object moves over a certain amount of time |
Motion Graphs | A type of graph that shows motion over time |
Constant Speed | The speed of an object remains the same - it does not increase or decrease |
No Speed | An object is not moving. It would be represented by a horizontal line on a distance over time graph. |
Velocity | the speed (distance/time) of something in a given direction. |
Acceleration | The rate of change of velocity (or speed) per unit of time. |
Velocity vs. time | How far an object moves over a certain amount of time in a particular direction |
Constant Velocity | The velocity of an object remains the same-it does not increase or decrease |
Increasing Acceleration | The acceleration increases |