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9.4 study stack
Question | Answer |
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motion | distance from another object that is changing |
reference point | a place or object used for comparison to describe the position of a person or object |
comparison | a elastic force that pushes or squeezes the molecules together |
distance | the length of a path between two points |
displacement | the length and direction of a straight line between starting and ending points |
vector | a measurable quantity that consists both magnitude and direction |
speed | how fast an object travels |
average speed | the speed an object moves |
instantaneous speed | the speed of any given object |
acceleration | the rate at which velocity changes at time |
work energy | when an object is caused to move |
kinetic energy | energy that an object has due to its motion |
potential energy | stored energy from a shape or object |
gravitational potential energy | potential energy based on the object height |
elastic potential energy | the energy stretched from objects |
mechanical energy | an objects combined kinetic energy |
law of conservation of energy | the rule energy can not be created or destroyed |
energy | the ability to do work or cause damage |
slope | steepness on a line on a graph |