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What does the slope of a displacement-time graph represent?

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The slope of a displacement-time graph represents velocity.

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What does a straight (diagonal) slope on a displacement-time graph indicate?

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A straight (diagonal) slope indicates constant velocity.

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What does a curved slope on a displacement-time graph represent?

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A curved slope represents acceleration.

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What does a positive slope on a displacement-time graph signify

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A positive slope signifies motion in the positive direction.

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What does a negative slope on a displacement-time graph indicate?

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A negative slope indicates motion in the negative direction.

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What does a zero slope (horizontal line) on a displacement-time graph represent?

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A zero slope (horizontal line) represents a state of rest.

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What does the area under the curve on a displacement-time graph represent?

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The area under the curve on a displacement-time graph is meaningless.

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What does the slope of a velocity-time graph represent?

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The slope of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration.

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What does a straight line on a velocity-time graph indicate?

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A straight line on a velocity-time graph indicates uniform acceleration.

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What does a curved line on a velocity-time graph represent?

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A curved line on a velocity-time graph represents non-uniform acceleration.

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What does a positive slope on a velocity-time graph signify?

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A positive slope signifies an increase in velocity in the positive direction.

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What does a negative slope on a velocity-time graph indicate?

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A negative slope indicates an increase in velocity in the negative direction.

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What does a zero slope (horizontal line) on a velocity-time graph represent?

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A zero slope (horizontal line) represents motion with constant velocity.

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What does the area under the curve on a velocity-time graph represent?

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The area under the curve on a velocity-time graph equals the displacement or distance traveled.

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What does a zero slope (horizontal line) on an acceleration-time graph represent?

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A zero slope (horizontal line) on an acceleration-time graph represents an object undergoing constant acceleration.

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What does the area under the curve on an acceleration-time graph represent?

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The area under the curve on an acceleration-time graph equals the change in velocity.

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What does the steepness of the slope on an acceleration-time graph indicate?

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The steepness of the slope on an acceleration-time graph is meaningless.

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What type of quantity is distance?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Speed?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Mass?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Time?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Volume?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Density?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Pressure?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Electric charge?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is temperature?

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Scalar quantity

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What type of quantity is Displacement?

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Vector quantity

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What type of quantity is Velocity?

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Vector quantity

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What type of quantity is Acceleration?

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Vector quantity

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What type of quantity is Momentum

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Vector quantity

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What is a scalar?

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A scalar is a quantity that has only magnitude (size) and no direction.

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What is a vector?

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A vector is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

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What does Newton’s First Law state?

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Newton’s First Law states: A body will remain at rest or move with constant velocity unless acted on by a resultant force.

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What does Newton’s First Law explain about motion?

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The law explains why things move with a constant (or uniform) velocity.

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What happens if the forces acting on an object are balanced?

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If the forces acting on an object are balanced, then the resultant force is zero and the object is at rest or constant velocity,

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What does Newton’s Second Law state?

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Newton’s Second Law states: The acceleration of an object with constant mass is directly proportional to the resultant force on it.

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What happens if the resultant force is along the direction of motion?

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If the resultant force is along the direction of motion, the body will either speed up (accelerate) or slow down (decelerate).

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What does it mean when an object is at terminal velocity?

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When the drag forces become equal to the driving force, the object reaches its maximum velocity and can no longer accelerate, it is said to be moving at terminal velocity.

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What happens if the resultant force is at an angle to the direction of motion?

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If the resultant force is at an angle, the body will change direction.

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How does the mass of a body affect the change produced by an applied force?

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The greater the mass of a body, the smaller the change produced by an applied force.

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What is freefall?

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Freefall describes the motion of falling objects where the only force acting on them is weight and drag forces are ignored.

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What does freefall reveal about the acceleration of objects regardless of their mass or weight?

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Freefall shows that all objects must fall with exactly the same value for acceleration (9.81 m/s^2), regardless of their mass or weight.

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What does Newton’s Third Law of Motion state?

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Newton’s Third Law of Motion states: Whenever two bodies interact, the forces they exert on each other are equal in size, act in opposite directions, and are of the same type.

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What important principles about forces does Newton’s Third Law explain?

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Newton’s Third Law explains that all forces arise in pairs and that Force pairs are of the same type.

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What does the principle of conservation of momentum state?

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The principle of conservation of momentum states that in a closed system, the total momentum before an event is equal to the total momentum after the event.

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What happens when one object exerts a force on another object?

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When one object exerts a force on another object, the second object will exert an equal force on the first object in the opposite direction. (Newton’s third law)

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What occurs when two objects collide?

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When two objects collide, both objects will react, generally causing one object to speed up (gain momentum) and the other object to slow down (lose momentum).

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What is a moment and how does it occur?

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A moment is the turning effect of a force. Moments occur when forces cause objects to rotate about some pivot.

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