PHYSICS MODULE 2 VOCABULARY
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| a system used to describe motion that gives the zero point location of the variable being studied and the direction in which the values of the variable increase | coordinate system
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| the point at which both variables in a coordinate system have the value zero | origin
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| the distance and direction from the origin to an object | position
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| the entire length of an object's path, even if the object moves in many directions | distance
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| a measure of size | magnitude
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| a quantity that has both magnitude and direction | vector
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| a quantity that has only magnitude, and no direction | scalar
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| the difference between two times | time interval
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| a change in position having both magnitude and direction; is equal to the final position minus the initial position | displacement
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| a vector that represents the sum of two other vectors | resultant
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| the position of an object an any particular instant | instantaneous postion
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| the ratio of an object's change in position to the time interval during which the change occurred | average velocity
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| the distance traveled divided by the time taken to tr4avel that distance | average speed
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| a measure of motion that tells the speed and direction of an object at a specific instant | instantaneous velocity
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