Moduele 2 Physical Science Vocabulary (7)

A change in an object's position relative to a reference point.

• Displacement
• Motion
• Velocity
• Acceleration

The distance and direction of an object's change in position.

• Displacement
• Motion
• Velocity
• Momentum

The distance an object travels per unit of time.

• Velocity
• Motion
• Speed
• Displacement

The speed of an ojbect and its direction of travel.

• Velocity
• Speed
• Displacement
• Momentum

The product of an object's mass and velocity, represented with the letter p.

• Displacement
• Speed
• Velocity
• Momentum

The rate of change of an object's velocity.

• Displacement
• Acceleration
• Velocity
• Speed

Acceleration towards the center of a curved or circular path.

• Acceleration
• Centripetal Acceleration
• Centripetal Velocity
• Momentum