chaptter 11 - motion Flashcards
we are always _____
moving
to describe moving, you must state
direction
motion-
a frame of refrence – a system of objects that are not moving with the respevct of one another
relative motion-
a movement in relation to a frame of refrence
distance-
the length of a path between to points
the SI unit for mesuring distance is
the meter (m) and the kilometer (km)
to describe an objects position relative to a given point you need to know
how far away and what directions the object is from the point
_____ is the length of the path between two points
distance
displacements-
the direction from the starting point and the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point
______ are used when givinig directions
displacements
Accurate directions-
gives the direction from the starting point
displacemnets are an example of ____
vector
vector-
a quantity that has a magnitude and direction
magnitude can be the
size,length,and ammount of arrows on a graph or map
Add displacements using ____
vector addition
resultant vector-
the vector sum or two or mre vectoris- starting to end-
velocity have a _____ and speed doesnt
direction
velocity has a ______
direction
speed only has
_______
speed -
the ratio of the distance the object moves to the amount of time
the SI unit of speed meters per second is
(m/s)
the rate at which velocity changes is called
acceleration
Average speed-
the total traveled
accleration can be used to describe changed in
direction