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Physics
12th Grade
01/03/2011

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Speed
Definition
The Rate that something moves
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Velocity
Definition
Velocity is a vector measurement of the rate and direction of motion or, in other terms, the rate and direction of the change in the position of an object. The scalar (absolute value) magnitude of the velocity vector is the speed of the motion. In calculus terms, velocity is the first derivative of position with respect to time.
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Acceleration
Definition
the act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity
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Earth's Gravitational Constant
Definition
the factor relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation. It is a universal constant with the value
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Equilibrium
Definition
A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system.
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Vector
Definition
an insect or other organism that transmits a pathogenic fungus, virus, bacterium, etc.
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