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DR Murphy- Chapter 3- Nashoba
Vocab, Ideas, and Equations
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Physics
12th Grade
11/12/2007

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linear motion
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straight line motion
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nonlinear motion
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curved path
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vectors
Definition
used to represent quantities that have both magnitude (how much) and direction (which way)
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vector quantity
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a quantity that requires both magnitude and direction for a complete decription
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ex. vector quanities
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acceleration, force and velocity
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scalar quantity
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quantity decribed completely by magnitude, ex. mass, volume
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vector
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arrow
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veocity can be a combination of_____
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vectors
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resultant
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sum or product of two vectors. ex. the hypoteneuse of two perp. vectors or the sum of two vectors going different ways but parallel.
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resultant can be found by
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constructing a parallelogram
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components
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vectors in a problem
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resolution
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determining the compenents of a vector
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projectiles
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an object that is thrown in the air, falls, or is shot
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horizontal vector in a projectile is
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constant
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vertical component of a projectile is
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10 m/s squared
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d=1/2gtsquared so....distance for a projectile or a freefalling object vertically is...
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d=5tsquared
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satellite
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no air resistance to slow an object that circles around the earth rather than into it
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