Motion Vocabulary Flashcards

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Displacement

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Distance and direction of an objects change in position from the starting point

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Motion

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A change in an objects position relative to a reference point

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Speed

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Distance an object travels per unit of time

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Meter

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The si unit of length abbreviated

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Velocity

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The speed and direction of a moving object

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Momentum

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Property of a moving object that equals its mass times its velocity

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Acceleration

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Rate of change of velocity can be calculated by dividing the change in the velocity by the time it takes the change to occur

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Centripetal acceleration

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Acceleration of an object toward the center of a curved or circular path

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