unit 2 motion vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Acceleration
A
the change in velocity during a particular time
2
Q
Distance
A
from point A to point B
3
Q
Frame of Reference
A
the object an obsoerver uses to detect motion
4
Q
Motion
A
the action or process of moving or being moved
5
Q
Speed
A
the distance an object moves in a certain time
6
Q
Velocity
A
the speed of something in a given direction
7
Q
what is speed and how is it measuured
A
speed is the distance an object moves D/T
8
Q
how dose a graph represent an objects motion
A
the line shows speed and distance
9
Q
vector
A
the measure such as velocity that includes both size and direction
10
Q
how dose a vector repersent velocity
A
it tells direction and reprents the rate and change