The Physics Classroom - 1D Kinematics
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"mechanics"?
...stduying the motion of objects...
"kinematics"?
...describing the motion of objects...
Which methods are used to describe "kinematics"?
...words, diagrams, numbers, graphs and equations...
"scalars"
...a quantity that is described by magnitude ONLY...
"vectors"
...a quantity that is described by magnitude AND direction...
Examples of "vector" and "scalar" quantities?
..."distance" "displacement" "speed" "velocity" "acceleration"...
"5 m"?
...scalar...
"30m/s, East"?
...vector...
"5mi., North"?
...vector...
"20 degrees celsius"?
...scalar...
"256 bytes"?
...scalar...
"4000 Calories"?
...scalar...
Which "quantity" is distance?
...scalar...
Which "quantity" is displacement?
...vector...
How would you "describe" distnace?
...how much ground and object has coverd...
How would you "describe" displacement?
...the objects overall change in position, how far out of place and object is...