describing motion

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  • motion is the change in position over an interval of time
  • points of reference is something that seems steady that is used to compare the position of an object
  • displacement as measurement of the length plus direction it refers to the shortest distance between the object's two position.
  • displacement measures the length of straight line that connects the object's point of origin and its point of destination
  • distance refers to the length of the entire path that the object travelled.
  • 60km per hr is the minimum speed limit in philippines
  • speed is the distance travelled divided by the time of travel
  • the maximum speed limit is 100km per hr
  • the units of speed can be miles per hr, km per hr, m per sec
  • speed with direction is referred as velocity.
  • speedometer is a device used to measure the instantaneous speed of a vehicle
  • acceleration is change in velocity over a time interval
  • 4 main types of motion are rotary, oscillating, linear, reciprocating
  • speedometer is