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Physics
It is defined as the science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions.
Matter
It is simply defined as anything that occupies space and has mass.
Energy
It is defined as the capacity of doing work.
Accuracy
It refers to the closeness of a measurement to the accepted value for a specific physical quantity.
Precision
It is the agreement among several measurements that have been made in the same way or it is the closeness of measured values to each other.
Random Error
This type of error occurs when there are variations in the environment or measurement technique.
Systematic Error
This type of error is caused by faulty instruments or the incorrect handling of instruments or incorrect calibration of measuring instruments.
Scalar
Quantities that can be associated with the magnitude only.
Vector
Quantities that can be associated with both magnitude and direction.
Geometrical Method
Vectors may be added graphically or analytically. The graphical method, which is also known as ______, requires no computation.
Resultant
Addition of vectors is equivalent to composition of vectors, and the sum of vectors is called the ______ of vectors.
Position Vector
Starting from the origin to the point where the particle is.
Velocity Vector
Time derivative of the corresponding component of the position vector.
Acceleration Vector
Derivative of the x-component of the velocity vector as a function of time.
Mechanics
Forces acting on bodies.
Kinematics
Motion of a body.
Dynamics
Relates force and motion.
Displacement
It refers to the change of position of an object. It is described by its magnitude and direction; hence, it is a vector quantity.
Displacement
Difference between final position to initial position.
Meter
The SI unit for displacement is ______.
Distance
The absolute value of displacement is called ______.
Average Velocity
It is the displacement divided by the time of travel.
Speed
The absolute value of velocity is called ______.
Instantaneous Velocity
It is the velocity at a specific instant of time or specific point along the path.
Acceleration
It is the rate at which velocity changes.
Instantaneous Acceleration
It is the acceleration at a specific instant of time.
Average Velocity
Rate at which an object changes in position from one place to another.
Instantaneous Velocity
Rate at which an object changes its position from one place to another.
Translation
It is the term used in physics for motion in a straight line.
Position
The location of an object with respect to a frame of reference.
Projectile
It is a body which is given an initial velocity and then allowed to move under the influence of gravity only.
Trajectory
Once a projectile is released, it will trace a curvilinear (non-linear) path called ______.
Projectile Motion
It is a combination of horizontal motion with constant velocity and vertical motion with constant acceleration.
Free Fall
Motion under sole influence of a gravitational acceleration.
Circular Motion
An object that moves in a circle at constant speed v is said to be experiencing a uniform circular motion.
Angular Displacement
The angle in radians (degrees, revolutions) through which a point or line has been rotated in a specified sense about a specified axis.
Angular Velocity
It can be considered to be a vector quantity, with direction along the axis of rotation in the right-hand rule sense.
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