Motion

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Frame of Reference

is a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another

Relative Motion

is movement in in relation to to a frame of reference

Distance

is the length of path between two of points

Vector

is quantity that has magnitude and direction

Speed

is the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves

Average Speed

is the total distance traveled divided by the it takes to travel to the distance

Instantaneous speed

is the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time

Linear Graph

in which the display data form straight line parts

Constant acceleratioin

a steady change in velocity

free fall

the movement of an object toward

Acceleration

rate of which velocity changes

nonlinear graph

a curve connects data point