Unit 2-Motion and Forces

Question 1

Distance

Answer 1

The total length of a path traveled (base unit- meters)

Question 2

Displacement

Answer 2

The direction from the starting point and the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point. *MUST BE A STRAIGHT LINE

Question 3

Vector

Answer 3

A quantity that has magnitude and direction

Question 4

Magnitude

Answer 4

The number part of an answer

Question 5

Direction

Answer 5

either an abbreviation or an arrow

Question 6

Speed

Answer 6

the distance an object travels per unit of time (meters per second)

Question 7

Instantaneous Speed

Answer 7

the rate at which an object is traveling at a specific moment in time

Question 8

Average Speed

Answer 8

total distance divided by total time

Question 9

velocity

Answer 9

the description of both an object’s speed and direction. *VECTOR

Question 10

speed=

Answer 10

distance/time

Question 11

distance =

Answer 11

speed*time

Question 12

time =

Answer 12

distance/speed

Question 13

Graph

Answer 13

A way to visualize data

Question 14

Line Graph

Answer 14

Show a relationship between variables changing over time

Question 15

Bar graph

Answer 15

compares information collected by counting

Question 16

Circle Graph

Answer 16

Shows how a fixed quantity is broken down into parts

Question 17

Slope

Answer 17

the change in the vertical axis divided by the change in the horizontal axis

Question 18

Reference Point

Answer 18

Gives location of an object relative to a specific point

Question 19

Scalar

Answer 19

Quantity that has only magnitude

Question 20

Motion

Answer 20

occurs when an object changes position