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Wehlan Physics 1
Wehlan - Physics Vocabulary Terms #1
Question | Answer |
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Any change in position is called? | Motion |
How far you travel along a path is called? | Distance |
Anything used to help determine your position, location, or motion is called a(n)? | Reference Point |
How far you are from where you started and your direction is called? | Displacement |
How far you travel in a set amount of time is called? | Speed |
Both speed AND direction together are called? | Velocity |
How rapidly you change your speed AND/OR your direction is called? | Acceleration |
TOTAL distance divided by TOTAL time is called? | Average Speed |
Term for speed or velocity that does not change is called? | Constant |
Term for type of speed a one moment in time is called? | Instantaneous |
Velocity is both the speed and _____ of an object. | Direction |
The greek letter delta (a triangle) means what? | Overall change |
A line directly over the letter S in the speed formula means? | Average |
The metric (SI) unit for length or distance is the ? | Meter |
The formula for speed is? | S = d / t |
Unit of time used in many of our online experiments? | Seconds |