Glossary Flashcards
Average velocity
The displacement divided by the time over which displacement occurs
Displacement
The change in position of an object
Distance traveled
The total length of the path traveled between two positions
Elapsed time
The difference between the ending time and the beginning time
Kinematics
The description of motion through properties such as position, time, velocity, and acceleration
Position
The location of an object at a particular time
Total displacement
The sum of individual displacements over a given time period
Two body pursuit problem
A kinematics problem in which the unknowns are calculated by solving the kinematics equations simultaneously for two moving objects.
instantaneous acceleration
acceleration at a spesific point in time
instantaneous speed
the absuloute value of the instantaneous velocity
instantaneous velocity
the velocityat a specific instant or time point
Free fall
the state of movement that results from gravitational forces only
elapsed time
the difference between the ending time and the beginning time
acceleration due to gravity
acceleration of an object as a result of gravity
