Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
What is motion?
A
A change in an object’s position relative to a reference point
2
Q
What is a scalar quantity?
A
Quantities that describe a magnitude
3
Q
What is a vector quantity?
A
Quantities that describe a magnitude and direction
4
Q
What is distance (d)?
A
Scalar quantity that describes the total amount of ground covered during an object’s motion
5
Q
What is displacement (s)?
A
Vector quantity that describes the overall change in position between two locations.
6
Q
What is speed?
A
Rate at which distance is covered (scalar quantity)
7
Q
What is instantaneous speed?
A
Speed at a single instant in time
8
Q
What is the formula for calculating speed?
A
distance/time
9
Q
What is velocity?
A
Vector value that describes the change in displacement over time
