TEKS: P.5B/C Vectors Vocab

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Frame of Reference (reference point)

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An arbitrary system to which an object is compared to describe its motion.

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Motion Diagram

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A figure showing the position of a moving object at equal time intervals.

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Particle Model

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Scientific model in which you replace each object under study with a single point.

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Coordinate System

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A system used to describe motion that gives the zero point location of the variable being studied and the direction in which the values of the variable increase.

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Origin

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The point at which both variables in a coordinate system have the value zero.

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Position

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The distance and direction from the origin to an object.

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Distance

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The entire length of an object’s path, even if the object moves in many directions.

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Magnitude

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A measure of size.

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Vector

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A quantity, such as position, that has both magnitude and direction.

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Scalar

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A quantity, such as temperature or distance, that is just a number without any direction.