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Frame of reference
13 cards·by Ryan_Parker78
frame of reference
to describe motion accurately and completly
relative motion
movement in relation to a frame of refence
distance
the length of the path between two points
vector
a quantity that has magnitude and direction
resultant vector
the sum of two or more vectors
Speed
the ratio of the distance an object moves
average speed
the computed for the entire duration of a trip
instantaneous speed
the rate at which an object is moving
velocity
a description of both speed and direction of motion
Speed
the ratio of the distance an object moves to the ammount of time
average speed
how fast something moves for the entire trip
instantaneous speed
the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment in time
Velocity
the slope of a line on a distance-time graph is speed