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Chapter 2 motion
MOTION AND FORMULAS
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Science
8th Grade
10/15/2008

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Term

Position

Definition

location of an object

Term

position is measured from

Definition
a reference point
Term
motion
Definition
  • change in position over time
  • can be described and predicted
  • measured relative to the observer
Term
Reference point
Definition
  • a location in which you compare other locations

 

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Distance is measured in:

Definition
Centimeters, meters, and kilometers
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Speed
Definition
  • The rate of change in position of an object
  • ratio between two different quantities
Term
Constant speed
Definition
when the speed does not change
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Average Speed
Definition
Total distance divided by the total time traveled
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Formula for speed
Definition

Distance divided by time equals speed

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Velocity
Definition
  • describes both the speed and direction of the object

 

Term
Acceleration
Definition
  • rate of change of velocity
  • If veloicty does not change their is no acceleration
  • positive when speed is increasing
  • negetive when speed is decreasing
Term
formula for acceleration
Definition
Final velocity-initail velocity divided by time
Term
Centrifugal
Definition
acceleration of an object moving in a circular path away from the center of the circle
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Centripedal
Definition
Acceleration of an object moving towards the center of the circle
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Velocity vs. Time Graphs

Definition
  • A rising like on the graph indicates that acceleration is posities
  • A falling line on the graph indicates acceleration is negetive
  • A flat line on the graph indicates NO acceleration
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