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Motion Ch. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The State in which one object's distance from another is changing | motion |
| A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion | reference point |
| A system of measurement based on multiples of ten and on established measures of mass, length, and time | International System of Units (SI) |
| the basic SI unit of length | meter |
| the distance an object travels per unit of time | speed |
| the overall rate of speed at which an object moves; calculated by dividing the total distance an object travels by the total time | average speed |
| the speed of an object at one instant of time | instantaneous speed |
| speed in a given direction | velocity |
| the steepness of a line on a graph, equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal change | slope |
| one of the major pieces that make up Earth's upper layer | plate |
| the theory that pieces of Earth's outer layer are in constant motion | theory of plate tectonics |
| the rate at which velocity changes | acceleration |