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Unit 04 24-25
Describing Motion
Question | Answer |
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Average speed | total distance an object traveled by the total time it has traveled |
Displacement | how far an object has moved from its original position; the difference between the final and initial positions |
Motion | an object changes its position |
Speed | the distance an object moves per unit of time, such as miles per hour |
Velocity | speed in a direction |
Acceleration | increase in the rate or speed of something. |
Constant speed | When the speed of an object remains the same - it does not increase or decrease |
Decreasing | places on the graph where the slope is negative. |
Distance | measures the length between objects or points without regard for direction. |
Distance-Time Graph | shows how far an object has travelled in a given time. |
Increasing | places on the graph where the slope is positive. |
Linear | arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line. |
Position | a place or point where something or someone is located or has been placed in relation to other things. |
Stationary | it doesn't move. |
Time | used to quantify the duration of events. |