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8.6B Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Picture Vocabulary

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Motion

A change in an object’s position, direction, or location © 2011

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Speed

A measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time © 2011

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Velocity

Measurement of speed and direction of an object © 2011

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Direction

The path that an object is moving or facing © 2011

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Distance

Measurement from one place to another © 2011

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Rate

A quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else © 2011

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Acceleration

Change of an object’s speed or direction © 2011

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