Physics - Unit 1 Vocabulary

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

The size of a given quantity:

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

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

A comparison between an unknown quantity and a standard:

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

A quantity that is just a number without any direction:

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

The difference between two times:

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction: