Simple Motion Vocab

Scalars

Quantities with only size

Vectors

Quantities with size AND direction

Position notation

→ ^ x

Position def.

Location of an object in space - Vector

Displacement Notation

Change in → ^ x

Displacement def.

How far and in what direction movement occurred - Vector

Distance notation

d

Distance def.

How far an object has traveled - Scalar

Average speed notation

s

Average speed def.

Total amount of distance covered in an amount of time - Scalar

Average velocity notation

→ ^ V

Average velocity def.

Amount if displacement in an amount of time (vector)

Instantaneous Velocity

Velocity at a SPECIFIC point in time

Vector addition

tip to head

Relative velocity

Velocity relative to a point

Average speed equation

s=d/t

Average velocity equation

V=change in x/T