The Language of Motion

Question 1

What is a vector quantity?

Answer 1

A quantity that has magnitude and direction.

Question 2

What is a scalar quantity?

Answer 2

A quantity with only magnitude.

Question 3

Vector or Scalar?

Distance

Answer 3

Scalar

Question 4

Vector or Scalar?

Position

Answer 4

Vector

Question 5

Vector or Scalar?

Displacement

Answer 5

Vector

Question 6

Vector or Scalar?

Time

Answer 6

Scalar

Question 7

What does an object in uniform motion travel equal to?

Answer 7

Displacements in equal time intervals.

Question 8

How is uniform motion represented on a position-time graph?

Answer 8

As a straight line.

Question 9

What does magnitude refer to?

Answer 9

The size of a measurement or the amount you are counting.

Question 10

What is time?

Answer 10

A concept that describes when an event occurs.

Question 11

What is initial time?

Answer 11

When the event began.

Question 12

What is final time?

Answer 12

When the event finished.

Question 13

What is time interval?

Answer 13

The difference between the final and initial times.

Question 14

How is time interval calculated?

Answer 14

Delta F= Time (f) - Time (i)

Question 15

Define distance.

Answer 15

A scalar quantity that describes the length of a path between two points or locations.

Question 16

Define position.

Answer 16

A vector quantity that describes a specific point relative to a reference point.

Question 17

What is the SI unit for both distance and position?

Answer 17

Metres (m)

Question 18

Define displacement.

Answer 18

The straight-line distance and direction from one point to another. It describes how much an object’s position has changed.

Question 19

How do you calculate displacement?

Answer 19

Final Position - Initial Position

Question 20

What is the SI unit for displacement?

Answer 20

Metres (m)