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ch.4 acceleration
accelerated motion in a straight line
Question | Answer |
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acceleration | rate of change in the speed of an object |
delta | "the change in" |
constant acceleration | speed that changes by the same amount every second |
uniform acceleration | another word for constant acceleration |
slope | rise to run.rise:amount the speed changesrun:amount the time changes |
term | piece of an equation |
initial speed | first term of the formula is the speed the object starts with |
free fall | moving under the influence of gravity only |
acceleration due to gravity | symbol:(g)equation:9.8m/sec2 |
time of flight | object takes the same time going up as it takes coming down |
friction | when air resists the motion of objects moving through it |
air resistance | when small objects at low speeds is neglected by air |
terminal speed | maximum speed at which an object falls when limited by air friction |
acceleration equation | acceleration=change in speed/change in time=meters per second/second=meters/second X second=m/sec2 |