Pleaseusethisdocumentasyouseefit.

Tofullyarticulateyourselfwhendescribinganobjects
motionpleaseusethetermsbelow.

Term

Definition

Equation(ifapplicable)

motion

changeinpositionofanobject
withrespecttotime

F=ma

frameofreference

consistsofanabstract
coordinatesystemandthesetof
physicalreferencepointsthat
uniquelyfixthecoordinate
systemandstandardize
measurements

displacement

themovingofsomethingfromits
placeorposition

averagevelocity

displacementdividedbythetime

instantaneousvelocity

velocityofanobjectinmotionat
aspecificpointintime

acceleration

increaseintherateorspeedof
something

freefall

anymotionofabodywhere
gravityistheonlyforceacting
uponit

scalar

anelementofafieldwhichis
usedtodefineavectorspace

vector

aquantitythathasboth
magnitudeanddirection

components

whenyoubreakavectorintoits
parts,thosepartsarecalledits
components