One Dimensional Kinematics

Vectors

What quantities have both magnitude and direction?

Horizontal distance

The range of a projectile is the ________ covered by the projectile.

Average speed

What is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance?

Scalar quantities

What quantities have only magnitude?

Initial conditions

These are the starting conditions of an object at a particular time, such as its position, velocity, and acceleration.

One dimensional motion

refers to motion in a straight line.

Displacement

the change in position of an object

Speed

quantity that represents the rate at which an object moves

Acceleration

the rate at which an object's velocity changes

components of initial velocity

the horizontal component (vx) and the vertical component (vy)

Instantaneous speed

speed of an object at a particular point in time

Two-dimensional motion

motion that occurs in two dimensions, such as on a plane

Projectile motion

motion of an object that is launched into the air and is subject to the force of gravity