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Physics
Free Fall and Vector Operation
Question | Answer |
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Scalar | Has only magnitude(a number) WITHOUT direction -Ex: 5m., 30 ft. |
Vector | Has both magnitude AND directions -Ex: 5m. NE, 30 ft. S |
Unit for displacement | Meters |
Unit for velocity | m/sec. |
Unit for acceleration | m/sec^2 |
Name all the directions that are considered positive | North and East (Up and right) |
Name all the directions that are considered negative | South and West (Down and left) |
Scalar quantities- | Length, distance, speed, height, mass, etc. |
Vector quantities- | Velocity, displacement, acceleration |
X-component | Cosine = adjacent/ hypotenuse |
Y-component | Sine = opposite/ hypotenuse |
Vectors are expansion of _________ | numbers |