Physics (Terms & Euations)

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  • position
    the location of an object
  • distance
    The length of a path between two points
  • Displacement
    Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point.
  • Speed
    The distance an object travels per unit of time
  • Velocity
    the speed of an object in a particular direction
  • Acceleration
    The rate at which velocity changes
  • initial
    existing or occurring at the beginning
  • final
    last, end
  • x-axis
    the horizontal axis on a coordinate plane
  • y-axis
    the vertical number line in a coordinate plane
  • frame of reference
    a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another
  • slope
    the steepness of a line on a graph, equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal change
  • Linear
    straight line
  • physics
    The study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion.
  • Motion
    An object's change in position relative to a reference point.
  • change
    to make or become different
  • motion graph
    a way of showing the movement of an object during a period of time
  • estimation
    judging how likely it is that something will occur
  • prediction
    A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
  • analysis
    The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another.
  • Hypothesis
    A testable prediction, often implied by a theory