Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Vocabulary

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Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Vocabulary

Synonyms: race, hurry, run, rate, etc.

Example Sentence: The car was traveling at a speed of 40 miles/hr.

Definition: the distance something travels in a given amount of time

speed

Synonyms: momentum, pace, quickness etc.

Example Sentence: The motorcycle was traveling at a velocity of 60 miles/hr east.

Definition: the speed AND direction of a moving object

Velocity

Synonyms: aim, angle, direction etc.

Example Sentence: Velocity and acceleration are both vector quantities.

Definition: a quantity that has both size and direction

Vector

Synonyms: slant, incline, rise etc.

Example Sentence: The slope of a direction vs. time graph is the velocity of the car.

Definition: the steepness of a line on a graph

Slope

Synonyms: slant, incline, rise etc.

Example Sentence: The bus has good acceleration because it can reach 60m/hr in 5.7 seconds.

Definition: the rate at which velocity changes

Acceleration

Synonyms: differs, mutates, shifts etc.

Example Sentence: The cost of a room at the hotel varies by season.

Definition: changes

varies

Synonyms: form, kind, class, story, design etc.

Example Sentence: The newest version of iphone that's out is the iphone 12 Pro.

Definition: different form of the same thing

version

Synonyms: roll by, proceed, advance, go on etc.

Example Sentence: Three months have elapsed since she found a baby fox in the woods near her house.

Definition: to pass or go by

elapsed

Synonyms: point out, specify, tell, signify etc.

Example Sentence: He indicated a large hallway connected to the large formal room.

Definition: to show

indicate

Synonyms: sheer, sharp, vertical, expensive etc.

Example Sentence: The hill was very steep, so he had to climb it slowly.

Definition: rising or falling sharply

Steep

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