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ps unit 1
newtons first law ,inertia,and motion
term | definition |
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Distance | how far you have travelled between two positions.It is always positive.It is a scalar quantity |
Displacement | change in postion . It is the straight line distance between your starting postion and ending postion , It is equal to final postion . It can be positive or negitive . It is a vector quantity |
scalar | quantity that only requires magnitutde (how big) |
vector | quantitiy that requires both magnittude and directions |
speed | how fast something is moving . It is equal to distance divided by time . It is a scalar quantity |
velocity | rate at which positions changes .It is equal to displacement divided by time . It is a vector |
Newtons First Law | An object at rest will stay at rest an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and in the same directionand in the same direction unless acted upon by a unbalenced force. |
Mass | a measure of the amount of matter an object contains. Also a measure of the amount of interia a object has |
Inertia | the risstance an object has to changes in its motion |
Force | any push or pull (interaction) that can cause a change in motion |
distance | how far you nave traveled between two postions .it is always postive . it is a scalar quantity . |
displacement |