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| plots velocity versus time to determine the sign of object's acceleration |
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| rate velocity of an object changes |
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| change in object's velocity during time interval, divided by the time interval |
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| instantaneous acceleration |
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| change in object's velocity at a specific instant in time |
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| motion of body when air resistance is negligible and motion can be considered due to gravity alone |
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| acceleration due to gravity |
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| acceleration of object in free fall, resulting from influence of Earth's gravity |
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| object shot thru air with indep. vertical and horizontal motions; after initial thrust, travels thru air only under the force of gravity |
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| path of projectile thru space |
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| movement at constant speed around circle with fixed radius |
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| center-seeking acceleration of object moving in a circle at a constant spped |
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| net force exerted toward center of circle causing object to have centripetal acceleration |
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