Test 3 Flashcards
1
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The study of motion
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Mechanics
2
Q
description of how things move.
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Kinematics
3
Q
study of the causes of motion.
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Dynamics
4
Q
This change in position between two distinct points is
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Displacement
5
Q
quantities contain one piece of information—a numerical value
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Scalar
6
Q
quantities contain two pieces of information—a numerical value and a direction.
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Vectors
7
Q
The amount of space between two objects
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Distance
8
Q
An object that falls under the influence of gravity alone with no eligible air resistance
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Free fall
9
Q
-9.81m/s^2
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Gravitational acceleration
10
Q
Triangle*^ delta
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Change in motion
11
Q
Speed of any object of any given moment
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Instantaneous speed
12
Q
The change in velocity wth respect of time
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Acceleration
