Unit 4 Vocabulary - PrinTech

What does acceleration refer to in physics?

• Change in velocity over time

• Change in position over time

• Change in speed over distance

• Change in direction over time

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the symbol Δ (Delta) used for in mathematics?

• To represent a constant value

• To represent a change in something

• To represent a vector quantity

• To represent a scalar quantity

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

What does displacement measure?

• How fast an object is moving

• How far an object has moved from the starting place

• The total ground an object has covered

• The time taken for an object to move

What type of quantity is distance?

• Vector quantity

• Scalar quantity

• Constant quantity

• Variable quantity

What does kinematics study?

• The forces acting on objects

• The energy transformations in systems

• Mathematical formulas for analyzing motion

• The chemical composition of materials

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does a scalar quantity focus on?

• Magnitude and direction

• Magnitude only

• Direction only

• Time and space

What does speed measure?

• The direction of motion

• The time taken to travel a distance

• How fast something is traveling

• The change in velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does a vector quantity indicate?

• Magnitude only

• Direction only

• Magnitude and direction

• Time and distance

What does velocity signify?

• The total distance covered

• The rate of change in position as it relates to change in time

• The speed of an object

• The direction of an object

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Distance

• Speed

• Displacement

• Time