science p5

What is speed defined as?

• The rate of change of position

• How fast an object is moving

• The direction of an object's motion

• The distance traveled over time

What type of quantity is speed?

• None of the above

• Scalar quantity

• Both vector and scalar

• Vector quantity

What is velocity?

• The rate at which an object changes position

• The distance covered by an object

• A scalar quantity

• The speed of an object in a straight line

What does a vector quantity include?

• Magnitude only

• Magnitude and direction

• Speed only

• Distance only

What is kinematics concerned with?

• The energy of moving objects

• The forces acting on an object

• The continuous change of position of an object

• The causes of motion

What does dynamics study?

• The effects of forces on motion

• The continuous change of position

• The distance traveled

• The speed of objects

What is the primary focus of kinematics?

• The energy involved in motion

• Describing motion

• The causes of motion

• The speed of light

What is the definition of motion?

• The change in position of an object

• The distance covered by an object

• The speed of an object

• The force applied to an object

What does the term 'scalar quantity' refer to?

• Magnitude and direction

• Acceleration and force

• Speed and distance

• Magnitude alone

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Mass

• Velocity

• Distance

• Speed