science Flashcards
1
Q
The change in velocity during a particular time period
A
Acceleration
2
Q
The amount of space between two objects
A
Distance
3
Q
The object an observer uses to detect motion
A
Frame of Reference
4
Q
The distance an object moves in a certain period of time
A
Speed
5
Q
Change in position
A
Motion
6
Q
A measure such as velocity that includes both size and direction… And represented by and arrow
A
Vector
7
Q
A measure of both speed and direction of a moving object
A
Velocity
8
Q
What is speed?
How is it measured?
A
The distance an object moves in a certain period of time
D divided by T
9
Q
How does a graph represent an objects motion?
A
It tells you distance and time
10
Q
How does a vector represent velocity?
How is a vector shown?
A
It measures speed and direction
Its shown by an arrow
