| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Motion | An object is in _____if its distance from another object is changing. |
| Reference Point | A ______ is a place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion. |
| Distance | ______is the length of a path between two points. |
| displacement | ____ is the length and direction that an object has moved from its starting point is called |
| Speed | ______is the distance an object travels in one unit of time. |
| Constant | ____speed occurs when the speed does not change over a given amount of time. |
| Average | ______speed is measured when the speed does change over a given amount of time but you are using the distance divided by the overall time it took you to get to your destination. |
| Velocity | ____is speed in a given direction. |
| Acceleration | ______is the rate at which velocity changes. |
| Deceleration | Negative acceleration is called ________ |
| Direction | An object in a circular motion is accelerating even when its speed is constant because its _________is constantly changing. |
| Vector | A ______ quantity has both magnitude (size) and direction. |
| Energy | ___________ is the ability to do work or cause change. |
| Work | ________is done when an object is moved a certain distance. |
| Transferred | If an object does work on another object some of its energy is _________to that object. |
| Kinetic | ___________energy is the energy an object has while it is in motion. |
| Potential | ___________energy is stored energy or the energy of position. |
| Speed | Kinetic energy depends upon both the mass and the __________ of the object. |
| Height | Potential energy that is dependent upon _____________ is called gravitational potential energy. |
| Potential | Water behind a dam is an example of ____________ energy. |
| Kinetic | Water falling over a dam is an example of _____________ energy. |
| Created or Destroyed | Energy cannot be __________ or _______ . |
| Transformed | Energy can be ________ from one form to another. |
| Joule | The metric unit for energy is the____________. |
| Newton | The metric unit for weight is the _______________ . |
| km/hr or m/sec | A metric unit for speed is the _________ . |
| m/sec2 | A metric unit for acceleration is the ___________ . |
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