Physical Science Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Speed in a given direction

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The overall rate of speed at which an object moves; calculated by dividing the total distance an object travels by the total time

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The rate at which velocity changes

The basic SI unit of length

The state in which one object's distance from another is changing

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The speed of an object at one instant of time

A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion

The distance an object travels per unit of time

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The steepness of a line on a graph, equal to its vertical change divided by its horizontal change

The system of units used by scientists to measure the properties of matter