Speed and Velocity Vocabulary

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average speed

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the total distance traveled divided by the average time taken

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direction

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which way an object would go to move from a starting reference point to the next point along a path

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displacement

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the change in position of an object relative to a starting reference point

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distance

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the total length of the path taken between a starting point and an end point

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motion

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the act of an object changing position

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speed

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a measure of how fast something moves; rate of motion

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velocity

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the speed of an object in a particular direction