Kinematics-Princeton AP Physics I

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Free Fall
An object can fall experiencing only acceleration due to gravity.
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Velocity
The single concept that embodies both speed and direction
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Displacement
an object’s change in position; It’s the vector that points from the object’s initial position to its final position, regardless of the path actually taken.
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Average speed
the ratio of the total distance traveled to the time required to cover that distance
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tangent
a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
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