Unit 2 Topic 1 Review

What does this symbol Δ stand for?

What does dΔ stand for?

What is a metric unit which describes distance?

What is the term for the study of motion without considering its causes?

A ship sails 6 km East and then 8 km North. Find the ship’s displacement. (Hint: a^2 + b^2 = c^2)

Describe an internal movement in our bodies which should be constant.

A ship sails 6 km East and then 8 km North. Find the ship’s distance from its starting point.

Scalar is a measurement without ____________.

A cyclist rides 3 km west and then turns around and rides 2 km east. What is her displacement??

Which of the following is true about displacement if you start and end in the same location: a. The total distance is smaller than the displacement. b. The displacement is 10 km. c. The displacement is 0 km.

A cyclist rides 3 km west and then turns around and rides 2 km east. What is her total distance?

True or False: The center of the earth is used as a frame of reference for our motion in the universe.

What is a US Customary unit which describes distance?

________________ is a measurement including magnitude and direction

Galileo discovered that observers moving at a constant ________________ and ________________ relative to each other describe motion in the same way.

True or False: Position is relative, meaning each individual person's position is based off a stationary object to compare their motion with.