Physics Vocabulary Definitions

Fill in the blank: The change in position of an object, considering direction, is called ________.

• Displacement

• Distance

• Speed

• Velocity

Fill in the blank: The total length of the path traveled by an object, regardless of direction, is called ________.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Fill in the blank: The rate of change of displacement with direction is called ________.

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Force

Fill in the blank: The rate at which distance is covered, without regard to direction, is called ________.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Displacement

Fill in the blank: The rate of change of velocity over time is called ________.

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Force

• Mass

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Fill in the blank: The velocity of an object at the start of a time interval is called ________.

• Initial Velocity

• Final Velocity

• Average Velocity

• Terminal Velocity

Fill in the blank: The velocity of an object at the end of a time interval is called ________.

• Final Velocity

• Initial Velocity

• Average Velocity

• Instantaneous Velocity

Fill in the blank: Total displacement divided by total time is called ________.

• Average Velocity

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Momentum

Fill in the blank: The velocity of an object at a specific instant is called ________.

• Instantaneous Velocity

• Average Velocity

• Terminal Velocity

• Relative Velocity

Fill in the blank: The duration between two points in time is called ________.

• Time Interval

• Speed

• Distance

• Mass