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Kinematics revision
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acceleration | any change in speed or direction |
| average acceleration | the average change in velocity over a period of time |
| average speed | the average of instantaneous speeds over a period of time |
| average velocity | the average change in position over a period of time |
| displacement | the change in position of an object including a direction |
| distance | how far an object has travelled |
| force | a push or pull |
| instantaneous speed | how fast an object is moving at a single moment |
| speed | the rate of change of an object's position |
| time | how long an object has travelled for |
| velocity | the speed of an object in a certain direction |
| gravity | 9.8m/s/s |
| steady positive acceleration | / |
| no acceleration | - |
| negative acceleration | \ |
| units for acceleration | m/s/s |