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| What are the three fundamental quantities of an object's motion? |
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| Position, velocity, and acceleration. |
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| What vectors are in two- or three-dimensions? |
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| Position, velocity and acceleration. |
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| What are the two essential features of a coordinate axis? |
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- An origin to define zero.
- An x or y label (with units) to indicate the positive end of the axis.
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| What does the positive end of an x-axis indicate? |
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| What does the positive end of a y-axis indicate? |
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| What is a position-versus-time graph? |
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| A continuous line or curve showing an object's position as a function of time; one way to represent an object's motion. |
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| What does a graph of "a versus b" mean? |
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| a is graphed on the vertical (y-) axis and b is graphed on the horizontal (x-) axis. |
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