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| the fundamental units of the metric system (meters, kilograms, seconds) |
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| any unit that is not fundamental and is a combination of kilograms, meters and/or seconds (m/s) |
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| a quantity, such as mass, that can be specified entirely by size or magnitude. |
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| a quantity, such as displacement, which is specified by its magnitude (size) and its direction |
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| the rate of change in velocity |
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| Acceleration due to gravity |
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| the acceleration of a freely falling object in the absence of air resistance, which near the earth’s surface is approximately 9.81 m/s2 |
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| plot of the acceleration of an object as a function of time |
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| the acceleration of an object measured over a time interval |
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| the velocity of an object measured over a time interval; the displacement over time |
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| acceleration which does not change during a time interval |
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| the value of a quantity at a particular instant of time, such as instantaneous position, velocity, or acceleration |
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| the study of how motion occurs, including distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, and time |
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| ratio of the displacement of an object to a time interval |
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