Chap 3 - Vectors Flashcards

1
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A

magnitude of acceleration

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1
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a vector can be broken down into two perpendicular __________.

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components

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1
Q

How do you pronounce this?

A

“eye hat”

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1
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Displacement vector

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2
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Volume

(vector or scaler)

A

Scaler

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3
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the length of a unit vector is

A

1

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3
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How would you say this?

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The velocity is equal to the displacement divided by the change in time.

(It would be incorrect to say “change in displacement” or to just say “time”)

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4
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Weight

(vector or scaler)

A

Vector

(weight is a force)

(the direction of weight is pretty much straight down)

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5
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Scaler quantity

A

Has a size (magnitude) only

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6
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The y-component of acceleration

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7
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Magnitude

A

How large or small something is

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9
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Temperature

(vector or scaler)

A

Scaler

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10
Q

How do you pronounce this?

A

“jay hat”

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11
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Mass

(vector or scaler)

A

Scaler

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11
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Acceleration

(vector or scaler)

A

Vector

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11
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the unit vector in the x-direction

(eye hat)

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12
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Position

(vector or scaler)

14
Q

vector quantity

A

Has both size and direction.

15
Q
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the unit vector in the y-direction

(jay hat)

16
Q

Distance

(vector or scaler)

16
Q

Adding two vectors by adding their components is called __________.

A

Algebraic addition of vectors.

18
Q

The sum of two vectors is called the ________

20
Q
A

The component of velocity in the y-direction

21
Q
A

acceleration vector

23
Q

Speed

(vector or scaler)

25
Q

multiplying a vector by “-1” will…

A

reverse its direction

26
Q

This will shrink or stretch a vector

A

multiplying by a scaler

27
Q
A

Position vector

(different than the displacement vector)

28
Q
A

The component of velocity in the x-direction

30
Q

Time

(vector or scaler)

32
Q

Force

(vector or scaler)

33
Q

breaking a vector down into components is called ___________.

A

vector decomposition

34
Q

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction

35
Q
A

The x-component of acceleration

36
Q

Displacement

(vector or scaler)

37
Q

The magnitude of a vector is a _________.

38
Q
A

Magnitude of the velocity

39
Q
A

velocity vector

40
Q

Velocity

(vector or scaler)