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Chapter 11 Flashcards
vocab
13 cards·by mmendenhall
frame of reference
objects that aren't moving in respect with each other
relative motion
movement in relation to frame of reference
distance
the length of a path between two points
vector
a quantity that has magnitude and direction
speed
the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves
average speed
distance traveled divided by time
instantaneous speed
the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time
velocity
the speed and direction in which an object is moving
acceleration
the rate at which velocity changes
free fall
acceleration due to change in speed
constant acceleration
steady change in velocity
linear graph
in which the display data form straight line parts
nonlinear graph
a curve connects data points