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motion

a change in position

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frame of reference

a point against which position is measured

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displacement

straight line distance from the initial position to the final position

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true

T/F: displacement can be positive or negative

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displacement

change in position

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final position-initial position

formula for displacement

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positive

positive/negative: displacement to the right

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positive

positive/negative: displacement to the east

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negative

positive/negative: displacement to the left

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negative

positive/negative: displacement to the west

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positive

positive/negative: displacement up

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positive

positive/negative: displacement to the north

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negative

positive/negative: displacement down

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negative

positive/negative: displacement to the south

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average velocity

displacement divided by the time interval

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change in position/change in time

formula for average velocity

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m/s

SI units for average velocity

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true

T/F: speed does not include direction while velocity does

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speed

______________ uses distance instead of displacement

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zero

in a round trip, the average velocity is ______________

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distance traveled/time of travel

formula for average speed

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false

T/F: in a round trip, the average speed is zero

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constant speed

if the motion is a straight line on a position-time graph, it shows ______________

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positive

an object that has a constant velocity to the right would have a ______________ slope on a position-time graph

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positive

an object that has a constant velocity up would have a ______________ slope on a position-time graph

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zero

an object that has a constant velocity of zero would have a slope of ______________ on a position-time graph

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negative

an object that has a constant velocity to the left would have a ______________ slope on a position-time graph

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negative

an object that has a constant velocity downward would have a ______________ slope on a position-time graph

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instantaneous velocity

velocity at a single instant of time

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change in velocity/time required for change

formula for average acceleration

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m/s^2

the SI units for acceleration

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acceleration

the rate of change in velocity

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positive, positive

an object moving right as it speeds up would have a _____________ velocity and _____________ acceleration

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positive, negative

an object moving right as it slows down would have a _____________ velocity and _____________ acceleration

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negative, negative

an object moving left as it speeds up would have a _____________ velocity and _____________ acceleration

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negative, positive

an object moving left as it slows down would have a _____________ and _____________ acceleration

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acceleration

the slope of a velocity-time graph is the _____________

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average speed

the _____________ is the midpoint of a velocity-time graph

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(initial velocity + final velocity)/2

the formula for average velocity

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