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Vocabulary Chapter 10
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8th Grade
12/26/2011

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Position
Definition
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
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Reference Point
Definition
an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
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Motion
Definition
The change of position over time.
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Speed
Definition
Measure of how fast something moves or the distance it moves, in a given amount of time.
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Velocity
Definition
the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.
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Vector
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A quantity that has both size and direction.
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Acceleration
Definition
increase of speed or velocity.
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