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Simple Motion
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12th Grade
04/28/2014

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Term
Scalar
Definition
Having only magnitude, not direction
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Vector
Definition
a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another.
Term
Speed
Definition
The rate at which a person or a machine is moving or operating
Distance/Time
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Velocity
Definition
The rate of something with direction
Distance/time
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Distance
Definition
The distance between two points
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Displacement
Definition
The moving of something from its starting place
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Average Speed
Definition
The distance traveled divided by the time it takes
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Instantaneous speed
Definition
The speed at a particular place
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Acceleration
Definition
Increase in rate or speed
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