Recent Lessons

Show all results for ""

Feature Overview

Ace your exams with our all-in-one platform for creating and sharing quizzes and tests.

Quizzes

Create quizzes and tests automatically from your content using AI.

Flashcards

Automatically turn your notes into digital flashcards.

Share, Export & Embed

Share with classmates or export to Excel and your learning management system.

Stats & Reporting

Auto-grading quizzes and tests with detailed stats and reports.

Mobile Apps

The smarter way to study – wherever you are.

Pricing

Search...

10 Questions

0 Views

Definition of Position in Physics

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz

Study Flashcards

Spaced Repetition

Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

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