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Phy: Study of Motion

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mechanics   study of motion of objects  
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kinematics   science of describing the motion of objects using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations  
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scalars   quantities that are fully described by a magnitude or a numerical value alone  
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vectors   quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction  
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distance   scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion.  
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displacement   a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of place an object is": it is the object's overall change in position.  
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speed   scalar quantity that refers to "how fast an object is moving."  
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velocity   vector quantity that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position."  
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instantaneous speed   the speed at any given instant in time  
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average speed   the average of all instantaneous speeds  
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acceleration   a vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity  
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constant acceleration   the velocity is changing by a constant amount each second.  
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