Motion Flashcards
Reference point
A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion.
Motion
The state in which one object’s distance from another is changing.
International system of units
A system of measurement based on multiples of ten and on established measures of mass, length, and time.
Distance
The length of the path between two points.
Speed
The distance the object moves per unit of time
Speed formular
Distance/time
Average speed
Total distance traveled by total time
Instantaneous Speed
The speed at which an object is moving at a given instant in time (like a cameras snapshot)
Velocity
Speed in a given direction of an object’s movement
Slope
The steepness of a line graph
How fast one variable changes in relation to the other variable in the graph
The rate of change
Acceleration
The rate at which velocity changes.
