Definition of Position in Physics

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What does position refer to?

The place or point where something or someone is located in relation to other things (correct)

The longitude and latitude of a place on Earth

The displacement of an object

The path an object takes from the origin to the final position

In physics, how is position defined?

As a point of origin or existence (correct)

By using longitude and latitude only

As the distance an object travels

By noting the change in position over time

What is displacement in physics?

The vector quantity that indicates how far away and in what direction an object has moved (correct)

The path an object takes from the origin to the final position

The starting position of an object

The address of a house or building

How is position usually represented in physics?

On an x-y axis graph Signup and view all the answers

What is the starting position of something called in physics?

Origin Signup and view all the answers

Which quantity describes the position and displacement of an object?

Vector quantity Signup and view all the answers

On an x-y graph, what does a positive y value represent?

Movement upward Signup and view all the answers

What does the equation of change in position involve when an object moves on one axis?

Subtracting the final position from the original position Signup and view all the answers

In a position-time graph, what does a downward sloping line indicate?

Movement toward the origin Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean if an object's displacement is zero even after traveling a distance?

It didn't move from its original position Signup and view all the answers

Definition of Position in Physics

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What does position refer to?

In physics, how is position defined?

What is displacement in physics?

How is position usually represented in physics?

What is the starting position of something called in physics?

Which quantity describes the position and displacement of an object?

On an x-y graph, what does a positive y value represent?

What does the equation of change in position involve when an object moves on one axis?

In a position-time graph, what does a downward sloping line indicate?

What does it mean if an object's displacement is zero even after traveling a distance?

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