Question 1

quantity that includes magnitude and direction

Accepted Answer

vector

Question 2

quantity that includes magnitude only

Accepted Answer

scalar

Question 3

shortest distance between two points (straight line)

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displacement

Question 4

distance divided by time

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speed

Question 5

displacement divided by time

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velocity

Question 6

change in velocity divided by time

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acceleration

Question 7

system for specifying an object's location

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frame of reference

Question 8

change in position

Accepted Answer

motion

Question 9

SI unit for time

Accepted Answer

seconds

Question 10

SI unit for distance

Accepted Answer

meter

Question 11

slowing down in the positive direction or speeding up in the negative direction

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negative acceleration

Question 12

speeding up in the positive direction or slowing down in the negative direction

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positive acceleration

Question 13

at rest or moving at a constant velocity

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zero acceleration

Question 14

only way an object moving at a constant speed is accelerating

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change of direction

Question 15

the velocity of an object that travels and ends up back at its starting point

Accepted Answer

0 m/s

Question 16

used to calculate magnitude of displacement of 90 degree movement

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pythagorean theorem

Question 17

object is moving at constant speed in a circle

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uniform circular motion

Question 18

the acceleration of an object moving in a circle

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centripetal acceleration

Question 19

north (up) , east (right)

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positive directions

Question 20

object moving backwards (in - direction)

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negative slope on a distance vs. time graph

Question 21

object is at rest

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horizontal line on a velocity vs. time graph on 0 (x-axis)

Question 22

object is at rest

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horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph (zero slope)

Question 23

object has constant velocity

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horizontal line on a velocity vs. time graph anywhere but 0

Question 24

object changed direction

Accepted Answer

line crosses 0 on a velocity vs. time graph

Question 25

object moving forward (in the + direction)

Accepted Answer

positive slope on a distance vs. time graph

Question 26

south (down) , west (left)

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negative directions

Question 27

the total path of motion (add all movement)

Accepted Answer

distance

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