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STEELE--Motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FRAME OF REFERENCE | OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT MOVING WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER |
| RELATIVE MOTION | MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO THE FRAME OF REFERENCE |
| DISTANCE | THE ENTIRE PATH AN OBJECT TRAVELS BETWEEN 2 POINTS D= VELOCITY (X) TIME D= VELOCITY (X) TIME DISTANCE=VELOCITY (X) TIME D=VT |
| VECTOR | A QUANTITY THAT HAS MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION |
| RESULTANT VECTOR | THE VECTOR SUM OF TWO OR MORE VECTORS |
| DISPLACEMENT | DIRECTION AND DISTANCE FROM A STARTING POINT TO AN ENDING POINT |
| SPEED | A MEASURE OF HOW FAST AN OBJECT IS MOVING S= D / T S = DISTANCE / TIME |
| AVERAGE SPEED | AVG SPEED = TOTAL DISTANCE /TOTAL TIME |
| INSTANTANEOUS SPEED | RATE AT WHICH AN OBJECT IS MOVING AT A GIVEN TIME |
| VELOCITY | THE MEASURE OF HOW FAST AN OBJECT IS TRAVELING IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION V=DISPLACEMENT / TIME |
| ACCELERATION | THE RATE AT WHICH VELOCITY CHANGES A=VF - VI / TIME A=FORCE / MASS |
| FREE FALL | MOTION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITATIONAL PULL |
| CONSTANT ACCELERATION | A STEADY CHANGE IN VELOCITY |
| LINEAR GRAPH | A GRAPH IN WHICH THE DISPLAYED DATA FORMS A STRAIGHT LINE |
| NONLINEAR GRAPH | A GRAPH IN WHCH THE DISPLAYED DATA FORMS A CURVED LINE |