Phys-Chem Vocab

Displacement

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distance and direction of an objects change in position from the starting point.

a change in an object's position relative to a reference point

the distance an object travels per unit of time

property of a moving object that equals its mass times its velocity

the speed and direction of a moving object

rate of change in velocity can be calculated by dividing the change in the velocity by the time it tales the change to occur

Centripetal acceleration

acceleration of an object toward the center of a curved or circular path