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Scientific Language
100
A measure of distance over a given unit of time.
What is speed?
100
The rate at which velocity changes over time
What is acceleration?
100
On this velocity-time graph, which object stayed at a constant velocity?
Object C
100
A quantity that is only concerned with magnitude, not direction.
What is a scalar quantity
200
m/s
What is the SI unit for speed?
200
m/s2
What is the SI unit for acceleration?
200
On the velocity-time graph, which object had the greatest positive acceleration?
Object B
200
A quantity that is concerned with both magnitude and direction
What is a vector quantity?
300
Speed in a specific direction
What is velocity?
300
When an object's speed/velocity is increasing.
What is acceleration (positive)?
300
What occurred during the time interval of 3-4 hours?
The object stopped moving.
300
Distance and speed are both examples of _________ quantities.
What are scalar quantities?
400
If Joanne drives 450 miles south in 6 hours, what is her velocity?
75 m/hr South
400
When an object's speed/velocity is decreasing?
What is acceleration (negative) ?
400
What was the acceleration of the object between 3-5 seconds?
4 m/s2
400
Displacement and velocity are examples of __________ quantitates.
What are vector quantities?
500
If Joanne was driving 60 mph and she drove for 4 hours, how far did she drive?
240 miles
500
What is the acceleration of a car that wen form 30 m/s to a complete stop in 5 seconds?
-6 m/s2
500
What is the average speed of the object between 1 and 3 hours?
55 km/h
500
The difference between an object’s starting point & end point.
What is displacement?