physics vocab
Across
- 3. in comparison to
- 5. a scalar quantity that refers to "how fast an object is moving."
- 8. the amount of time that passes from the start of an event to the finish of the event
- 9. the vector combination of two or more single vectors
- 10. how much a certain quantity changes with respect to another quantity that is also changing
- 11. allow us to break a single vector quantity into two (or more) scalar quantities
- 12. a physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude
- 13. the total distance traveled by the object in a particular time interval. The average speed is a scalar quantity.
Down
- 1. an object that is falling under the sole influence of gravity.
- 2. the speed of the object at any given moment of time
- 4. Velocity is a vector quantity that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position."
- 6. a quantity that has both magnitude and direction
- 7. a vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity. An object is accelerating if it is changing its velocity.