Physics investigates the laws that govern these six things:
space, time, forces, motion, matter, and energy
The distance an object travels plus the direction from the starting point is referred to as ________
displacement
Thomas Aquinas said that "God is the original ____"?
mover
A frame of reference refers to using a reference point to detect ______.
motion
_______ is the length of a path between two points
distance
position
When two or more displacement vectors have different directions, we use _______ to combine them
graphing
The change in an object's velocity over time is ________
acceleration
The distance an object travels during a certain amount of time is the object's _______
speed
which one of the following includes directional information? Distance or Displacement
displacement
The science of _______ is the branch of physics that deals with analyzing and understanding objects in motion, the forces applied to those objects, and the energy that exists in them.
mechanics
direction
when a physical quantity carries information concerning direction, such as 25 meters north, we call it a ______ ________
vector quantity
when a physical quantity does NOT carry information concerning direction, such as 25 meters north, we call it a ______ ________
scalar quantity
the ratio of the total distance traveled to the total time of the trip is the _____ _____
average speed
all motion is r______
relative
what is the formula for acceleration?
final velocity - initial velocity
time
the rate at which an object is moving at a given moment is time is referred to as ______ ______
instantaneous speed
Is velocity a scalar or vector quantity?
vector
A car (object 1) is driving at 45 mph, and a bike (object 2) at 5 mph, what is the relative speed?
40 mph
a point against which motion is measured is called what?
1.2 m/s2 East - is this a vector or scalar quantity?
vector
speed, direction, both
the slope of a line on a speed-time graph shows the ______
acceleration
Cathy traveled 1200 miles north in 3 hours, what was her velocity?
400 miles per hour