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Module 9 - vocab
Stack #116419
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| meteorology | the study of weather |
| mechanics | a branch of physics that deals with analyzing and understanding objects in motion |
| position | the point at which an object is |
| reference point | a point against which position is measured |
| speed | a measurement of distance and time |
| vector quantity | a physical measurement that contains directional info |
| scalar quantity | a physical measurement that does not contain directional info |
| acceleration | the time rate change of an object's velocity |
| free fall | the state of an object that is falling towards the earth with nothing inhibiting it's fall |
| air resistance | air pushing up against a falling object |
| 9.8 meters/seconds squared, 32 ft/sec squared | acceleration due to gravity for any object |
| distance = 1/2 X (acceleration) X (time) squared | determining distance fallen given time |
| f.v. - i.v./time | acceleration |
| speed + a directional indicator | velocity |
| distance/time | speed |
| miles, meters conversion | 1 mile = 1609 meters |
| hours, seconds conversion | 1 hour = 3600 |
| centimeter, millimeter conversion | 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters |
| centimeter, meter conversion | 100 centimeter = 1 meter |
| meters, kilometer conversion | 1000 meters = 1 kilometer |
| inches, centimeters conversion | 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters |
| miles, kilometers conversion | 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers |
| miles, kilometers conversion, velocity | 1 miles per hour = 1.6 kilometers per hour |
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