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What is the branch of classical mechanics that concerns the effect of forces and torques on the motion of bodies having mass?
What is the branch of classical mechanics that concerns the effect of forces and torques on the motion of bodies having mass?
- Kinetics (correct)
- Position
- Displacement
- Distance
What is a vector quantity that points from the origin to the position of a particle?
What is a vector quantity that points from the origin to the position of a particle?
- Position
- Distance
- Position Vector (correct)
- Displacement
What is the change in position of an object?
What is the change in position of an object?
- Position Vector
- Displacement (correct)
- Distance
- Position
What is a scalar quantity that refers to how fast an object is moving?
What is a scalar quantity that refers to how fast an object is moving?
What is a single point in space that can be indicated with coordinates?
What is a single point in space that can be indicated with coordinates?
What is the scalar value that indicates how far a particle has traveled without reference to a starting point?
What is the scalar value that indicates how far a particle has traveled without reference to a starting point?
Which of the following is considered an absolute quantity in Newtonian mechanics?
Which of the following is considered an absolute quantity in Newtonian mechanics?
What is the quantitative measure of a body's inertia or resistance to change in motion?
What is the quantitative measure of a body's inertia or resistance to change in motion?
Which of the following is the vector action of one body on another?
Which of the following is the vector action of one body on another?
Which of the following is a body of negligible dimensions?
Which of the following is a body of negligible dimensions?
What is a body whose changes in shape are negligible compared to its overall dimensions or changes in position?
What is a body whose changes in shape are negligible compared to its overall dimensions or changes in position?
Which branch of mechanics aims to describe the spatial position, velocity, and acceleration of bodies or particles?
Which branch of mechanics aims to describe the spatial position, velocity, and acceleration of bodies or particles?
