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motion |
distance from antoher object is changing |
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reference point |
a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in mothion |
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International System of Units (SI) |
a system based on the number ten |
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meter (m) |
the basic SI unit of length |
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speed |
the distance the object travels in one unit at a time |
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Formula for Speed |
speed=distance/time |
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velocity |
speed in a given direction |
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slope |
the steepness, or slant, of a line on a graph |
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Formula for Slope |
slope=rise/run |
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Formula for Distance |
distance=speed x time |
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plates |
one of the major pieces that make up Earth's upper layer |
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acceleraation |
the rate at which velocity changes |
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Formula for Acceleration |
acceleration=final velocity - initial velocity/time |
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linear |
a relationship whose graph is a line with a constant slope |
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nonlinear |
a relationship whose graph is a curved line |
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