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Chapter 11 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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frame 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 | length of a path between two points |
vector | quantity that has magnitude and direction |
resultant vector | the sum of two or more vectors |
speed | ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves |
average speed | total distance traveled divided by total time |
Instantaneous speed | the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time |
velocity | the speed at direction an object is moving |
acceleration | the rate at which the velocity changes |
free fall | the movement of an object toward the earth due solely to gravity |
constant acceleration | steady change in velocity |
linear graph | a display of data forms straight line parts |
nonlinear graph | a curve that connects the data points that are plotted |