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Chapter One
Chapter One Review WS
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9th Grade
09/14/2015

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RESULTANT
Definition
THE ALGEBRAIC SUM OF VECTORS
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ACCELERATION
Definition
A CHANGE IN VELOCITY
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REFERENCE OBJECT
Definition
PLACE OR OBJECT THAT YOU ASSUME IS FIXED.
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SCALAR
Definition
A QUANTITY THAT "DISPLAYS" A MAGNITUDE ONLY.
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VELOCITY
Definition
CHANGING SPEED, CHANGING DIRECTION, OR CHANGING BOTH SPEED AND DIRECTION WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF CHANGING...
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FREE FALL
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FALLING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY ALONE.
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VECTOR
Definition
A QUANTITY THAT "DISPLAYS" BOTH A MAGNITUDE AND A DIRECTION.
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ACCELERATION
Definition
THE RATE AT WHICH A VELOCITY CHANGES WITH TIME.
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VELOCITY VECTOR
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AN ARROW DRAWN TO SCALE THAT REPRESENTS THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OF A GIVEN VELOCITY.
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AVERAGE SPEED
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TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED DIVIDED BY TIME.
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INSTANTANEOUS SPEED
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SPEED AT ANY GIVEN INSTANCE.
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