qz 1 Flashcards
A _______ is the starting point you choose to describe the location, or position of an object.
reference point
A _____is an object’s distance and direction from a reference point.
position
____ is the process of changing position.
motion
_____ is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object.
Displacement
______speed__ is the rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second
constant
____________ speed is a speed at a specific instant in time
Instantaneous
______speed___ is total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance.
Average
_______is the speed and the direction of a moving object.
Velocity
_________ is a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time.
Acceleration