Forces in motion paper 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is distance?
A
Distance is a scalar quantity
2
Q
What is displacement?
A
It is a vector quantity
3
Q
What is speed?
A
How fast something is moving
4
Q
How do you calculate distance travelled?
A
Distance travelled= speed x time
5
Q
What is velocity?
A
Vector quantity, it is also the speed of an object in a given direction
6
Q
What is Newton’s first law?
A
“An object will remain in the same state of motion unless acted in by an external force”
7
Q
What do distance-time graphs present?
A
The motion of an object travelling in a straight line
