Quiz 1 Flashcards
Study of forces and their effects
Mechanics
Motion of objects, including: displacement, acceleration and velocity
Kinematics
Study of relationships btw force system and the changes it produces in body motion
Kinetics
Uses principles of mechanics for solving problems related to bio/physiologic systems
Biomechanics
Scalars are ____ only
Magnitude
Examples of scalars
Distance
Speed
Mass
Vectors are ____ and ____
Magnitude and direction
Examples of vectors
Displacement Velocity Acceleration Weight Momentum Force
How much ground an object has covered during its motion
Distance
Scalar quantity
How far out of place an object is; overall change in position
Displacement
Vector quantity
How fast an object is moving
Speed
Scalar quantity
Speed =
Distance/time
Speed is ____ of direction
Ignorant
Rate at which an object changes its position
Velocity
Vector quantity
Velocity =
Displacement/time
Velocity is direction ____
Aware
HVLA
High velocity low amplitude
Rate at which an object changes its velocity
Acceleration
Acceleration =
Velocity/time
Acceleration is a
Vector quantity
Direction of acceleration depends on
Object speeding up/slowing down
Object moving in + or - direction
Amount of matter contained by the object
Mass
Mass is a
Scalar quantity
Constant
Force of gravity acting upon that object
Weight
Weight is a
Vector quantity
As centers of two bodies are moved farther apart, the gravitational attraction btw them ___
Dec.
and vice versa
Weight is ___ on the poles
Higher — your center closer to center of earth
Quantity of motion an object possesses
Momentum