Kinematics and Motion Terms

Front

study of motion without considering the causes

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kinematics

Front

a continuing change in position of a body with respect to a fixed point

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motion

Front

the difference between ending and beginning time

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elapse time

Front

change in position of the object described in terms of direction

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displacement

Front

defined to be the magnitude of displacement between two positions

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distance

Front

rate of change divided by time

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acceleration

Front

how fast or slow the object or body is moving

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speed

Front

the unit distance divided by time

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velocity

Front

total distance traveled by the object in a particular time interval

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Average speed

Front

is the speed of a moving object at any particular instant of time

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Instantaneous speed