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Compare average speed to instantaneous speed
Average Speed
is the total distance travelled divided by the total time to travel the distance.
Instantaneous Speed
is speed of an object at a certain point of time or at one instant of time
Compare
speed
to
velocity
(
scalar
vs.
vector
)
Speed
= D/T (
scalar
)
Velocity
= speed in a certain direction (
vector
)
Compare
Distance
to
Displacement
(scalar
vs
vector
)
Distance
= total length covered from beginning to end (
scalar
)
Displacement
= length from the starting point to the ending point in a straight line and direction (
vector
)
List the 3 ways to cause
acceleration
1. speed up
2. chenge direction
3. slowing down
Author
carrieross
ID
48796
Card Set
Goldenrod/pink Foldables for Motion
Description
defining basice terms of force and motion for 8th gr level science/physics
Updated
2010-11-10T23:21:53Z
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