3rd Year Physics Chapter 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Instantaneous Speed | The rate at which an object moves at that point in time |
| Speed | The ratio of the distance of an object moves to the amount of time it takes it to move |
| Average Speed | The total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance |
| Velocity | The speed and direction an object is moving measured relative to a reference point |
| Frame of Reference | A system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another |
| Relative Motion | Movement in a relation to a frame of reference |
| Displacement | A straight line from starting point to ending point |
| Resultant Vector | The sum of two or more vectors |
| Vector | The measure of displacement |
| Distance | The length of the path traveled |
| Acceleration | the rate the at which the velocity changes |
| Free Fall | The movement of object towards the earth because of gravity |
| Constant acceleration | a steady change in velocity |
| linear graph | a graph which the displayed data from straight line |
| nonlinear graph | a graph in which the displayed data is in a curved line |
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