Motion
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allyschmidhammer on September 8, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Motion | The state in which one object's distance from another is changing. |
| Reference point | A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion. |
| International System of Units | A system of measurement based on multiples of ten and on established measures of mass, length and time. |
| Meter | The basic SI unit of length. |
| Speed | The distance an object travels per unit of time. |
| Average speed | The overall rate of speed at which an object moves; calculated by dividing the total distance an object travels by the total time. |
| Instantaneous speed | The speed of an object at one instant of time. |
| Slope | The steepness of a line on a graph, equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal change. |
| Distance | The space traveled between two objects. |
| Frame of Reference | Established, visible boundary in which motion occurs. |
| Point of origin | Point at which motion begins. |
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