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AP Physics Unit 1 Flashcards

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6887943116Frame of Referencea choice of coordinate axes that defines starting point for measuring any quantity0
6887943117Displacementa change in position (can be negative but distance cannot)1
6887943118Displacement Formulafinal position-initial position2
6887943119Speeddistance traveled/time (m/s, km/h, mi/h)3
6887943120Velocityspeed in a given direction (m/s, ft/s, cm/s)4
6887943121Velocity Formuladisplacement/time5
6887943122Accelerationany change in velocity. speeding up or slowing down (m/s squared)6
6887943123Free fall (gravity)the motion of a body when only the force of gravity is acting on it, the acceleration of free fall results from gravity7

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