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Unit 6 : M&E
Unit 6 : Motion & Energy
Term | Definition |
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Reference Point | A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion |
Distance SI Unit | Meter (measures the length of a path between two points) |
Speed | The distance an object moves per unit of time. |
Average Speed | Calculate the total distance traveled by the total time. (Speed= Distance/Time) |
Instantaneous Speed: | The speed at which an object is moving at a given instant in time. |
Velocity | Speed in a given direction. If you know the speed and direction of an object, then you know the velocity |
Graphing Motion | Plotting time on the x-axis (horizontal axis), and distance on y-axis (vertical axis) |
Slope | is the steepness of the line, shows how fast one variable changes in relation of the other variable. Slope= Rise/Run |