Physical Science Lesson 1 Vocabulary

The starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object

• Reference Point

• Position

• Motion

• Latitude

An object's distance and direction from a reference point.

• displacement

• position

• reference point

• velocity

The process of changing position

• Motion

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Fidgeting

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The difference between the initial (first) position and the final position of an object

• distance

• length of motion

• displacement

• distribution

A measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time

• acceleration

• displacement

• motion

• speed

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the rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second

• zero motion

• standard velocity

• instantaneous speed

• constant speed

Speed at a specific instant in time

• instantaneous speed

• direct speed

• constant speed

• Immediate speed

The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance

• Constant speed

• Average Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

The speed and direction of a moving object

• Velocity

• momentum

• Acceleration

• Displacement

A measure of the change in velocity during a period of time

• Velocity

• Speed

• Displacement

• Acceleration