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Chapter 11 vocab
Term | Definition |
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frame of reference | A system of objects that are not moving in respect with for one another |
relative motion | Movement in relation to a frame of reference |
distance | The length of a path between two points |
vector | A quantity that has magnitude and direction |
resultant vector | The reactor sum of two or more vectors |
speed | The ratio of the distance the object moves to the amount of time the object moves |
average speed | The total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance |
instantaneous speed | The rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time |
velocity | A description of both speed and direction of motion |
acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes |
free fall | The movement of an object toward Earth soley because of gravity |
constant acceleration | A steady change in velocity |
linear graph | The displayed data formn straight-line parts |
nonlinear graph | A curve connects the data points that are plotted |