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What is the mathematical description of position x with respect to time t for linear motion?
What is the mathematical description of position x with respect to time t for linear motion?
- $x = v + at$
- $x = at^2$
- $x = rac{1}{2}at^2$
- $x = vt$ (correct)
Which type of linear motion has constant velocity and zero acceleration?
Which type of linear motion has constant velocity and zero acceleration?
- Linear motion with non-zero acceleration
- Linear motion with variable velocity
- Non-uniform linear motion
- Uniform linear motion (correct)
According to Newton's first law of motion, what happens to objects that do not experience any net force?
According to Newton's first law of motion, what happens to objects that do not experience any net force?
- Accelerate indefinitely
- Move in a curved path
- Continue to move in a straight line with constant velocity (correct)
- Stop immediately
What can cause an object to change the direction of its motion under everyday circumstances?
What can cause an object to change the direction of its motion under everyday circumstances?
What is the one-dimensional nature of linear motion along a straight line called?
What is the one-dimensional nature of linear motion along a straight line called?
What does a displacement vector quantify?
What does a displacement vector quantify?
How is a displacement related to the initial and final positions?
How is a displacement related to the initial and final positions?
What is the instantaneous velocity of an object?
What is the instantaneous velocity of an object?
How does displacement differ from distance?
How does displacement differ from distance?
What does the displacement vector represent?
What does the displacement vector represent?
What does displacement quantify in motion?
What does displacement quantify in motion?
How is a displacement vector defined?
How is a displacement vector defined?
What is the instantaneous velocity of an object?
What is the instantaneous velocity of an object?
How is displacement related to translation?
How is displacement related to translation?
What does the instantaneous speed measure?
What does the instantaneous speed measure?
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