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| Quantities that describe magnitude but do not include direction |
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| The size of a measurement or the amount (number) you are counting. |
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| Quantities that describe magnitude and direction. |
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| A scalar quantity that describes the length of a path between two points or locations. |
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| A vector quantity that describes a specific point relative to a reference point. |
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| The difference between the initial time and the final time. |
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| Displacement ( Δ[image] ) |
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The straight-line distance and direction from one point to another.
Δ[image] = [image]f - [image]i |
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Uniform Motion
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Travelling in equal displacements in equal time intervals: neither speeding up, nor changing direction.
A straight line sloping up or down on a position-time graph. |
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| A smooth curve or straight line that most closely fits the general shape oulined by the points. |
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rise/run
average velocity |
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steep slope
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gentle slope
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line moving away from origin
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moving away from the starting point
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line moving toward the origin
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| moving toward the starting point |
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zero slope
horizontal line
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