Motion Vocabulary Flashcards
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Centripetal Acceleration:
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Consider an object in a circle of radius r with constant angular velocity
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Acceleration:
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Increase in the rate or speed of something
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Motion:
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The action or process of moving or being moved
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Displacement:
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The moving of something from its place or position
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Speed:
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The rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate
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Meter:
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The fundamental unit m length in the metric system
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Velocity:
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The speed of someone in a given direction
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Momentum:
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The quantity of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity
