1.2 - Velocity

Question 1

A ______ quantity has magnitude (size) only, BUT NO direction

Ex: time, mass, distance, speed

Answer 1

Scalar

Question 2

A ______ quantity has magnitude (size) AND direction

Ex: displacement, velocity, force

Answer 2

Vector

Question 3

The ______ of an object is the separation between that object and a reference point (beginning point and ending point)

Answer 3

Position

Question 4

Position is a ______ quantity because we stated the ______

Answer 4

Vector

Direction

Question 5

The reference point is usually ______

Answer 5

Zero

Question 6

You measure the ______ between two objects by measuring their separation

Answer 6

Distance

Question 7

Distance is a ______ quantity because we did not state the ______

Answer 7

Scalar

Direction

Question 8

The ______ of an object is defined as its change in position relative to where it started

Answer 8

Displacement

Question 9

Displacement is a ______ quantity because we stated the ______

Answer 9

Vector

Direction

Question 10

When using vector quantities we do not write the directions using words, instead we use ______

Answer 10

Positive (+) and negative (-) signs

Question 11

Average velocity formula

Answer 11

-> ->

V (avg) = 🔺d / 🔺t

Question 12

We use arrows to indicate ______ quantities on number lines

Answer 12

Vector

Question 13

The only difference between distance time graphs and position time graphs is that ______ is included. This means that the slope is equal to the velocity.

Answer 13

Direction