Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Stating the natural problem
What is the United States of America measurement rarely use?
The SI unit
What is the symbol of displacement?
Δ x
What is the first kinematics equation?
What is v = v o + at
Define a scalar?
What is a quantity with only magnitude
What is the second step of the scientific method?
Making observations and collecting data
What is the ease of interconversion between units?
Major advantage of use of standardized unit system
What is speed?
The absolute value of velocity
What are time and displacement?
Two variables that can be found when given acceleration, initial velocity, and final velocity
What is the representation of the magnitude of a vector?
Arrow length
What is the formation of a conclusion and/or design of a new experiment?
Two possible and probable outcomes of the scientific method
What is Système International?
What "SI" stands for
What are two kinematic variables that are always positive?
Distance and speed
The number of variables in each kinematics equation?
What is 4
What is the symbol for a vector?
A bold, capitalized letter
What is universal acceptance of a conclusion?
A rare (and extreme) outcome of the scientific method
What is the English unit of mass?
Slug
What is acceleration?
The variable that remains constant in kinematics calculations
What is the number of variables one must know in order to solve a kinematics equation for a missing variable?
3 variables
What is vector addition?
An example of a commutative operation
What is the documentation of knowledge and facts about the universe?
The purpose of the scientific method
What is the purpose of standard units?
Ability to easily reproduce experiments
What is position?
Dependent on origin placement
What is Δ x = v o t + 1/2at 2?
The kinematics equation that does not contain the variable v
What is the effect of multiplication of a scalar quantity and a vector?
Only length of a vector is affected