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Kinematics
Linear Motion Vocabulary
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Physics
11th Grade
09/24/2008

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Position
Definition
The point occupied by an object relative to a fixed reference point
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Frame of Reference
Definition
A coordinate system against which motion can be studied
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Displacement
Definition
A net change in position of an object
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Distance
Definition
The space covered by an object's motion
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Average Velocity
Definition
Net change of position (displacement) over the time it takes place in
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Unit
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A number's descriptor that gives its magnitude relative meaning
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Acceleration
Definition
Net change in velocity (displacement/time) over the time the change takes place in
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