module 10- clinical/sport biomechanics

Question 1

length and direction between start and finish (straight line)

Answer 1

displacement

Question 2

direction of and measure of angular change between start and finish

Answer 2

angular displacement

Question 3

displacement per unit of time

Answer 3

velocity

Question 4

angular displacement per unit of time

Answer 4

angular velocity

Question 5

rate of change in velocity

Answer 5

acceleration

Question 6

measure of change in angular velocity per unit of time

Answer 6

angular acceleration

Question 7

when it changes direction, force applied away from center of gravity

Answer 7

curvilinear

Question 8

all in the same direction, force applied to center of gravity

Answer 8

linear

Question 9

what is Newton’s first law of motion?

Answer 9

inertia, object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force

Question 10

what is Newton’s second law of motion?

Answer 10

acceleration; F=m*a

Question 11

what is newton’s third law of motion?

Answer 11

reaction; every action has an equal and opposite reaction

Question 12

what is proprioception?

Answer 12

your body’s subconscious awareness of where you and your movements are at in space