Motion Vocabulary Flashcards
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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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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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Motion
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A change in an object’s position relative to a reference point
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Displacement
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Distance and direction of an object’s change in position from the starting 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 m
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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
