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What is the main difference between distance and displacement?
What is the main difference between distance and displacement?
- Displacement is the total length traveled, while distance is the change in position of an object.
- Distance includes direction, while displacement does not.
- Distance is a scalar quantity, while displacement is a vector quantity. (correct)
- Distance is a vector quantity, while displacement is a scalar quantity.
What does a positive slope on a position-time graph indicate?
What does a positive slope on a position-time graph indicate?
- No motion or standing still
- Moving towards the reference point
- Moving at a constant speed in the same direction
- Moving away from the reference point (correct)
How is average speed calculated?
How is average speed calculated?
- The rate at which position changes in an object
- The instantaneous speed at any given moment
- The average of all instantaneous speeds (correct)
- Total displacement divided by total time
Which quantity is described by both magnitude and direction?
Which quantity is described by both magnitude and direction?
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What is the significance of the thickness of a vector arrow?
What is the significance of the thickness of a vector arrow?
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What does an instantaneous speed measure?
What does an instantaneous speed measure?
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How do you calculate velocity?
How do you calculate velocity?
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