Kinematics Vocab Review

What quantity can be described by a magnitude only?

• scalar

• vector

• motion

• size

What quantity is described by a magnitude and direction?

• scalar

• vector

• motion

• size

What is the total length traveled between the start and end point of a journey?

• distance

• displacement

• velocity

• acceleration

Displacement is which of the following types of quantities?

• vector

• scalar

• magnitude

• dimensional

________ is how close each measurement is to each other.

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Unit

• Correctness

_________ is a branch of physics

that studies an object’s motion

without reference to the object’s

mass or forces that set it in motion.

• Motionology

• Newtonian Motion

• Kinematics

• Graphing

_______ occurs when an object changes its position (or location) over some interval of time.

• Measurement

• Position

• Kinematics

• Motion

________ is the precise location of an object in space at a given time.

• Velocity

• Position

• Speed

• Displacement

• Placement

________ is the change in an object’s position

measuring only from its starting position and its final position.

• Position

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

• Velocity

________ is total ground covered by an object during its motion.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

• Velocity

• Position