Ch01 A-level Physics CIE

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distance travelled / time

How to calculate average speed

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constant speed

Average speed is always equal to the actual speed when the object is moving at...

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ms^-1

The units of speed

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detected; not detected

A light gate sends two kinds of signal: one when the beam is _________ and one when the beam is ______ _____________

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data logger AND computer

A light gate should always be connected to a...

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a quantity with magnitude and direction

Define 'vector'

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a quantity with magnitude but no direction

Define 'scalar'

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a straight line

Displacement must be measured along...

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distance travelled and displacement

This diagram shows the difference between...

<p>This diagram shows the difference between...</p>
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displacement / time

The equation for velocity

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scalar

Is distance a scalar or vector?

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vector

Is displacement a scalar or vector?

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scalar

Is speed a scalar or vector?

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vector

Is velocity a scalar or vector?

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angle

If you have to calculate a vector, what should you always try to calculate (other than its size)?

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velocity

What does the gradient of a displacement-time graph represent?