(FR-A) Inv1.Exp1 Displacement and Velocity

Displacement is the change in position of an object.

Distance traveled is the total length of the path traveled between two positions.

Yes, distance traveled is always greater than or equal to displacement.

<p>A scalar quantity is a quantity with magnitude or size, but no defined direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A vector quantity is a quantity having both magnitude and direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A vector can be represented mathematically as a set of components.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When adding two vectors analytically, add the x-component of one vector to the x-component of the other vector. The result is the x-component of the resultant vector.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A motion diagram shows an object’s position at several equally spaced moments in time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dot diagram is a motion diagram in which each position of the moving object of interest is represented as a single point.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Straight-line motion in which the position changes the same amount in each time interval.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Motion in which the position does not change the same amount in each time interval.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A graph of position as a function of time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A vector can be represented mathematically using magnitude and direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$|\mathbf{v}| = \sqrt{v_x^2 + v_y^2}$</p> Signup and view all the answers