Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. a quantity always plotted on the horizontal axis when graphing motion
- 6. the distance from the initial to final position
- 8. a quantity that has both magnitude and direction
- 10. velocity when motion ends and time is complete
- 11. velocity when motion starts and when time is 0
- 14. the velocity is changing by a constant amount each second
- 15. an object is in constant speed in constant direction
- 16. the rate of change in position
- 18. a scalar quantity for how fast an object is moving
- 19. the study of motion
- 20. when an object changes position over time
- 21. a place where someone or something has been placed and located
Down
- 1. an object's displacement divided by the total time taken
- 2. the path that an object takes to reach a certain location
- 4. the rate of change in velocity
- 5. the force of attraction between objects that has a constant of -9.8 m/s^2
- 7. a quantity that has only direction
- 9. the amount of space between points or objects
- 12. the slope of a tangent at a specific point on a position (x) vs time (t) curve
- 13. the size or extent of something
- 17. when the only force acting on an object is gravity