Physics Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. speed the speed at any given instant in time.
  2. 5. This is the speed of all instantaneous speeds; found simply by a distance/time ratio.
  3. 9. This is a vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity.
  4. 10. The science of describing the motion of objects using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations.
  5. 11. This is a scalar quantity that refers to "how fast an object is moving.
Down
  1. 1. This is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion.
  2. 2. This is a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's overall change in position.
  3. 3. These are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude (or numerical value) alone.
  4. 6. This is a vector quantity that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position.
  5. 7. The study of the motion of objects.
  6. 8. These are quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.