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- 1. Multiple Choice
Define Acceleration
The rate of change in velocity; speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction
The total distance traveled in a specific direction divided by the amount of time over which the distance was traveled
A measure of how far apart two objects are
The study of motion
- 2. Multiple Choice
Define Average Velocity
The rate of change in velocity; speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction
The total distance traveled in a specific direction divided by the amount of time over which the distance was traveled
A measure of how far apart two objects are
The study of motion
- 3. Multiple Choice
Define Distance
The rate of change in velocity; speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction
The total distance traveled in a specific direction divided by the amount of time over which the distance was traveled
A measure of how far apart two objects are
The study of motion
- 4. Multiple Choice
Define Kinematics
The rate of change in velocity; speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction
The total distance traveled in a specific direction divided by the amount of time over which the distance was traveled
A measure of how far apart two objects are
The study of motion
- 5. Multiple Choice
Define Origin
The reference point on which a frame of reference is based; the point of time 0 on a displacement-time graph
The measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time
The constant acceleration on an object because of gravitational force; on Earth it is 9.81 m/s2 .
The vector quantity that gives the straight line distance from starting position to ending position
- 6. Multiple Choice
Define Speed
The reference point on which a frame of reference is based; the point of time 0 on a displacement-time graph
The measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time
The constant acceleration on an object because of gravitational force; on Earth it is 9.81 m/s2 .
The vector quantity that gives the straight line distance from starting position to ending position
- 7. Multiple Choice
Define Acceleration Due to Gravity
The reference point on which a frame of reference is based; the point of time 0 on a displacement-time graph
The measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time
The vector quantity that gives the straight line distance from starting position to ending position
- 8. Multiple Choice
Define Displacement
The reference point on which a frame of reference is based; the point of time 0 on a displacement-time graph
The measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time
The constant acceleration on an object because of gravitational force; on Earth it is 9.81 m/s2 .
The vector quantity that gives the straight line distance from starting position to ending position
- 9. Multiple Choice
Define Frame of Reference
A set of space-time coordinates that describes motion of a body relative to something else
The state of an object that is being influenced only by the downward force of gravity
A quantity that is fully described by the magnitude and does not have a direction
A quantity with both a magnitude and a direction
- 10. Multiple Choice
Define Free Fall
A set of space-time coordinates that describes motion of a body relative to something else
The state of an object that is being influenced only by the downward force of gravity
A quantity that is fully described by the magnitude and does not have a direction
A quantity with both a magnitude and a direction
- 11. Multiple Choice
Define Scalar Quantity
A set of space-time coordinates that describes motion of a body relative to something else
The state of an object that is being influenced only by the downward force of gravity
A quantity that is fully described by the magnitude and does not have a direction
A quantity with both a magnitude and a direction
- 12. Multiple Choice
Define Vector Quantity
A set of space-time coordinates that describes motion of a body relative to something else
The state of an object that is being influenced only by the downward force of gravity
A quantity that is fully described by the magnitude and does not have a direction
A quantity with both a magnitude and a direction
- 13. Multiple Choice
Define Position
The measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time
A vector quantity that shows how far an object is from the origin in a given direction. It can be positive, negative or zero.
The vector quantity that gives the straight line distance from starting position to ending position
- 14. Multiple Choice
Define X-Axis
The principal or horizontal axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
The secondary or vertical axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Define Y-Axis
The principal or horizontal axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
The secondary or vertical axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
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