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Module 1 Review
Motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | a set of steps scientists use to learn new things and solve problems. |
| Dimensional Analysis | a way to change one unit of measurement to another. |
| Independent Variable | the one the scientist changes on purpose during an experiment. It is placed on the x-axis of a graph. |
| Dependent Variable | what the scientist measures or studies. |
| Distance | The distance traveled from one place to another. |
| Displacement | The straight-line distance from one place to another, including the direction from the first spot to the second spot. |
| Instantaneous speed | The speed at a certain moment, like the number you see on a speedometer in a car. |
| Average speed | The total distance traveled divided by the total time it took to travel. |
| Velocity | How fast something moves and the direction it is going. It is the change in position divided by the change in time. |
| Acceleration | is how fast velocity changes. You find it by dividing the change in velocity by the change in time. |
| Momentum | how much motion something has. It depends on how fast it is moving and how big it is. |
| Impulse | the change in momentum when a force is applied over time. |