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What is velocity?
What is velocity?
- Direction of motion only
- Speed only
- Acceleration of an object
- Speed in combination with the direction of motion (correct)
What is needed to define velocity?
What is needed to define velocity?
- Both magnitude and direction (correct)
- Direction only
- Time and distance
- Magnitude only
What is the scalar absolute value of velocity called?
What is the scalar absolute value of velocity called?
- Time
- Distance
- Acceleration
- Speed (correct)
What does constant velocity mean?
What does constant velocity mean?
What does a change in speed, direction, or both indicate?
What does a change in speed, direction, or both indicate?
What is the recoil generated when a gun is being discharged a result of?
What is the recoil generated when a gun is being discharged a result of?
In technical terms, why does recoil occur when a gun is discharged?
In technical terms, why does recoil occur when a gun is discharged?
What constitutes a problem in the field of artillery and firearms?
What constitutes a problem in the field of artillery and firearms?
What is necessary to launch the projectile at useful velocity during a very short time?
What is necessary to launch the projectile at useful velocity during a very short time?
Which law justifies the recoil as a result of conservation of momentum?
Which law justifies the recoil as a result of conservation of momentum?