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Motion Review

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set of criteria used to describe the position and motion of an object   frame of reference  
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where an object is located   position  
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SI unit for time   seconds (s)  
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SI unit for distance   meters (m)  
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SI unit for speed and velocity   meters/second (m/s)  
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quantity that has magnitude only   scalar quantity  
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quantity that has magnitude and direction   vector quantity  
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change in position   motion  
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study of matter and energy ; how things work   physics  
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total path of motion   distance  
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shortest path of motion between start and end points   displacement  
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the way to draw vector diagrams   "tip to tail" method  
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displacement when object comes back to its starting point   zero  
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describes an object that is NOT moving   at rest  
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examples of scalar quantities   speed and distance (examples of....)  
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examples of vector quantities   velocity, acceleration & displacement (examples of...)  
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south and west   considered "negative" directions  
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north and east   considered "positive" directions  
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movement in a straight line   linear motion  
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movement that forms a right triangle   90 degree motion  
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a^2 + b^2 = c^2 ; used to find magnitude of displacement in 90 degree motion   Pythagorean Theorem  
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