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CIS Motion
Motion vocab and graphs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motion | change in position |
| speed | rate of change of position |
| speed formula | d/t or distance divided by time |
| speed units | m/s or km/hr or miles/hour |
| average speed formula | total distance divided by the total time |
| constant speed | speed that does not change |
| instantaneous speed | speed given at a specific instant |
| velocity | speed WITH direction |
| acceleration | rate of change of velocity (any change in speed or direction) |
| acceleration formula | acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity)/time |
| speed on a graph | slope of the line |
| change in velocity | a change in speed and/or direction |