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chapter 11 vocab
Term | Definition |
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frame of reference | a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another |
relative motion | movement in relation to a frame of reference |
distance | is the length of a path between two points |
vector | is a quantity that has magnitude and direction |
resultant vector | the vector sum of two or more vectors |
speed | the ratio of distance an object moves the amount of time the object moves |
average speed | 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 | the speed and direction at which an object is moving |
acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes |
free fall | the movement of an object toward earth solely because of gravity |
constant acceleration | is a steady change in velocity |
linear graph | in which the displayed data from straight-line parts |
nonlinear graph | a curve connects the data points that are plotted |