front 1 Motion | back 1 when an object changes its position |
front 2 Reference Point | back 2 an indicator that orients you; the place from where you measure, record, or witness an event |
front 3 Distance | back 3 how far an object has moved |
front 4 Displacement | back 4 distance and direction of an object’s change in position; difference from starting to ending point |
front 5 Pythagorean Theorum | back 5 a2 + b2 = c2 Used if an object travels at a right angle. |
front 6 Hypotenuse | back 6 the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle |
front 7 Speed | back 7 the distance an object travels per unit of time |
front 8 Average Speed | back 8 total distance traveled divided by total time traveled |
front 9 Instantaneous Speed | back 9 the speed at any given point – what shows up on your speedometer |
front 10 Velocity | back 10 the speed of an object and the direction of its motion |
front 11 Slope | back 11 the steepness of a line rise over run change in y divided by the change in x |
front 12 Constant Speed | back 12 When the speed of an object remains the same - it does not increase or decrease |
front 13 Acceleration | back 13 increase in the rate or speed of something |
front 14 Decceleration | back 14 decrease in the rate or speed of something |