Intro to Physics in Science

the starting point you choose to describe the location, or position of an object

• reference point

• position

• motion

• speed

• distance

an object's distance and direction from a reference point

• reference point

• position

• motion

• speed

• distance

the process of changing position

• displacement

• position

• motion

• speed

• distance

the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object

• displacement

• position

• motion

• speed

• distance

a measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time

• displacement

• position

• motion

• speed

• distance

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the length of the path something moves

• displacement

• position

• motion

• speed

• distance

the rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• average speed

• velocity

• acceleration

a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• average speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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the speed and the direction of a moving object

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• average speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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speed at a specific instant in time

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• average speed

• velocity

• acceleration