Physics: vocabulary

The study of motion is called

• kinematics

• scalar quantity

• vector quantity

• direction

_______ motion is a movement at a constant speed in a straight line.

• uniform

• non-uniform

_______motion means movement which changes in speed or direction or both

• uniform

• non-uniform

motion takes place in

• one direction

• several directions

• space

• vector quantities

To measure motion, you must choose a __________

• frame of reference

• side

• direction

• scalar quantity

_____________ is a system for specifying the precise location of objects in space and time.

• frame of reference

• vector quantities

• scalar quantities

• direction

A _______ quantity has magnitude (or size) only, but no direction.

• scalar

• vector

______ quantities have both magnitude and direction

• vector

• scalar

________ is how far an object has traveled

• distance

• time

• velocity

• acceleration

Distance = ________ quantity

• scalar

• vector