motion vocabulary Flashcards
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acceleration
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rate of charge of velocity
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meter
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the si unit of length, abbreviated m
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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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motion
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a change in an objects position relative to a reference point
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displacement
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distance and direction of an objects change I’m 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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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 it’s mass times it’s velocity
