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ch.11 vocab
intro to physics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| displacement | the change in position of an object |
| force | is defined as any action that can change in the state of motion |
| frame of reference | is used to describe the motion of an object relative to those reference points |
| motion | an object change in position relative to a reference points |
| speed | the distance traveled divide by the time interval, during which the motion accrued |
| velocity | speed of an object in a particular direction |
| motion | a change in position of an object with respect to time |
| speed | scalar measurement for the rate of motion or the rate ate which an object changes position. |
| reference point | an object or point that seems stationary to the moving object |
| instantaneous speed | speed measured in an infinitely small interval of time |
| conversion fraction | a fraction used in conversions where the numerator equals the denominator but use different units. They measure the same dimension but use different units. The fraction = 1 |