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The study of the description of motion, including considerations of space and time. What the motion looks like, includes how far the motion travels (space), and how fast the motion travels (time). |
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| The study of action of forces (create movement). Why motions happen. |
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| Branch of mechanics dealing with systems in a constant state of motion. Either no motion (rest) or motion of constant velocity (no change in direction or speed). |
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| Branch of mechanics dealing with systems subject to acceleration. Change in motion (speed up/slow down) or direction (turning). |
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| General. No numbers. EX: "Lower." |
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| Specific. Use numbers. EX: "90 cm lower." |
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| Exclusively with amount (magnitude). EX: Time, temperature. |
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| Describe with amount (magnitude) and direction (velocity). EX: Weight, force. |
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| Tendancy of a body to resist a change in its state of motion (does not want to change its motion, whatever the motion may be). The more mass, the more inertia. |
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| Scalar. Quantity of matter contained in an object. |
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| Vector. Push or pull. The product of mass and acceleration. |
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| Point around which a body's weight is equally balanced, no matter how the body is positioned. |
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| Vector. Attractive force that the earth exerts a body. |
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| Vector. Rotary effect of a force. |
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| Vector. Product of a force and the time over which the force acts. |
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| Scalar. Measured along the path of motion. |
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| Vector. Measured in a straight line from position 1 (initial) to position 2 (final). |
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| Scalar. The distance covered divided by the time taken to cover it. |
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| Vector. The rate of change in a position that occurs during a given period of time. |
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