Physics Motion Vocabulary by Logan Augustine

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Physics Motion Vocabulary

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Acceleration
The rate at which velocity changes

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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

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Instantaneous Speed
The speed of an object at one instant of time

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Slope
The steepness of a graph line; the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change (run)

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Speed
The distance an object travels per unit of time

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Velocity
Speed in a given direction

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