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What is a frame of reference?

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Objects that are not moving In relation to another (when something is moving slooooow when you are moving slooooow)

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How do you describe motion

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State the direction the object is moving and how fast the object is moving

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How fast something moves

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Speed

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What is speed measured in?

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Mill/hr,km/he

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What is distance divided by time?

A

Speed calculated

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What is Speed with a direction that it is traveling

A

Velocity

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What can be the result of the change of velocity.

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Change of speed,change of direction,or both.

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What is a product of objects mass +velocity (speed)?

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Momentum

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Is an object with a large momentum easy to stop?

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No, it is hard to stop an object with a large momentum.

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What is the momentum for an object at rest?

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Zero

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