5B Science Kinematics Unit 6

The branch of mechanics that studies the motion of a body without regard for what caused the motion

• Kinematics

• Kinetics

• Gravity

• Displacement

Measurement that does NOT contain direction.

It still has Units!

• Vector

• Displacement

• Distance

• Scalar

Measurement that has both magnitude and direction.

It still has Units!

• Vector

• Displacement

• Distance

• Scalar

How far you traveled on your path.

This is Scalar

• Vector

• Displacement

• Distance

• Scalar

Based on your change in position. Direction of travel is Extremely important.

This is Vector

• Vector

• Displacement

• Distance

• Scalar

Change: You must ALWAYS subtract _____ - ____

• Length, Width

• Displacement, Distance

• Distance, Displacement

• Final, Initial

x displacement is

• horizontally, left or right

• vertically, up or down

y displacement is

• horizontally, left or right

• vertically, up or down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Change is expressed using the

• Greek Delta Δ

• Greek Omega Ω

• Greek Lambda Λ

Where something is at

• Distance

• Displacement

• Position