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Physics - Unit 1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gives the location of the zero point of the variable and the direction in which the values of the variable increase:

(a)  

2.

The size of a given quantity:

(a)  

3.

When the object or objects in a motion diagram are replaced with single points:

(a)  

4.

The entire length of an object's path, even if the object moves in many directions:

(a)  

5.

A comparison between an unknown quantity and a standard:

(a)  

6.

A series of images showing the positions of a moving object at equal time intervals:

(a)  

7.

A quantity that is just a number without any direction:

(a)  

8.

The speed and the direction of an object at a particular instant:

(a)  

9.

The difference between two times:

(a)  

10.

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction:

(a)  

11.

How well the results of a measurement agree with the "real" value:

(a)  

12.

The distance and direction from the origin to the object:

(a)  

13.

The degree of exactness of a measurement:

(a)  

14.

A change in position, involving both magnitude and direction:

(a)  

15.

A vector that represents the sum of two other vectors:

(a)  

16.

Valid digits in a measurement:

(a)  

17.

Method of treating units as algebraic quantities that can be canceled:

(a)  

18.

The ratio of an object's change in position to the time interval during which the change occurred:

(a)  

19.

The position of an object at a particular instant in time:

(a)  

20.

The point at which all variables in a coordinate system have the value zero:

(a)  

21.

Graphical representation of time data plotted on the horizontal axis and position data plotted on the vertical axis:

(a)