AP Physics Chapter 1 Flashcards
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| 4811614423 | Displacement | A change in position; not always equal to the distance traveled | 0 | |
| 4811614424 | Displacement Formula; SI Unit= Meters | Final Position-Initial Position | 1 | |
| 4811614425 | Distance | The magnitude or size of displacement between two positions | 2 | |
| 4811614426 | Vector | Any quantity with magnitude and direction | 3 | |
| 4811614427 | Scalar | Any quantity that has magnitude, but no direction | 4 | |
| 4811614428 | Average Velocity | Total displacement divided by the time interval during which the displacement occured | 5 | |
| 4811614429 | Average Velocity Formula |  | 6 | |
| 4811614430 | SI Unit for Velocity | Meters per Second (m/s) | 7 | |
| 4811614431 | Instantaneous Velocity | The velocity of an object at some instant or at a specific point in the object's path | 8 | |
| 4811614432 | Acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes over time | 9 | |
| 4811614433 | Average Acceleration |  | 10 | |
| 4811614434 | Free Fall | The motion of a body when only the force due to gravity is acting on the body. | 11 | |
| 4811614435 | Free Fall Symbols | ag or g | 12 | |
| 4811614436 | Kinematics | Study of motion without considering its causes | 13 | |
| 4811614437 | Postion-Time Graph | Determines average velocity by drawing a straight line between any two points on a graph | 14 | |
| 4811614438 | Acceleration Graph |  | 15 | |
| 4811614439 | Velocity Graph |  | 16 | |
| 4811614440 | Velocity | Describes motion with both a direction and a numerical value | 17 |