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AP Physics - Kinematics Vocab

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1. Kinematic
The study of motion in one dimension
Speeding up - slowing down or changing direction)
An example of motion in 2 dimensions (both x and y simultaneously)
The speed at an instant in time. Right now. Your speedometer reading when you glance it at.

2. Velocity
Total distance traveled from start to finish - Is a scalar quantity (no direction)
A vector quantity consisting of magnitude and direction. Displacement x divided by time.
If acceleration is present (Question contains terms such as: starts from rest - final velocity of - accelerates - comes to rest - etc.) - then you must use the three Kinematic equations
If the same speed is maintained over the entire trip. Constant speed/velocity means no acceleration.

3. The only time the average velocity equation can be used
A vector quantity consisting of magnitude and direction. Displacement x divided by time.
Speeding up - slowing down or changing direction)
When there is no acceleration
A scalar quantity (no direction specified) that shows the rate that distance d is covered.

4. Key words or hints that a kinematic equation must be used
An example of motion in 2 dimensions (both x and y simultaneously)
A vector quantity consisting of magnitude and direction. Displacement x divided by time.
If acceleration is present (Question contains terms such as: starts from rest - final velocity of - accelerates - comes to rest - etc.) - then you must use the three Kinematic equations
The slope is the change in y divided by the change in x. (Otherwise known as 'the rise over the run'.)

5. Instantaneous speed
Shortest distance between the beginning and ending point in the problem. Is a vector quantity (has direction)
The speed at an instant in time. Right now. Your speedometer reading when you glance it at.
When there is no acceleration
An example of motion in 2 dimensions (both x and y simultaneously)

6. Speed
Speeding up - slowing down or changing direction)
A scalar quantity (no direction specified) that shows the rate that distance d is covered.
An example of motion in 2 dimensions (both x and y simultaneously)
The speed at an instant in time. Right now. Your speedometer reading when you glance it at.

7. How to calculate slope on a straight line graph

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8. Displacement
Shortest distance between the beginning and ending point in the problem. Is a vector quantity (has direction)
The study of motion in one dimension
If acceleration is present (Question contains terms such as: starts from rest - final velocity of - accelerates - comes to rest - etc.) - then you must use the three Kinematic equations
A vector quantity consisting of magnitude and direction. Displacement x divided by time.

9. Kinematics Problem Solving Strategy

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10. Average speed
The total distance divided by the total time for the entire trip.
If acceleration is present (Question contains terms such as: starts from rest - final velocity of - accelerates - comes to rest - etc.) - then you must use the three Kinematic equations
Total distance traveled from start to finish - Is a scalar quantity (no direction)
Speeding up - slowing down or changing direction)

11. Constant speed or velocity
If acceleration is present (Question contains terms such as: starts from rest - final velocity of - accelerates - comes to rest - etc.) - then you must use the three Kinematic equations
The study of motion in one dimension
Shortest distance between the beginning and ending point in the problem. Is a vector quantity (has direction)
If the same speed is maintained over the entire trip. Constant speed/velocity means no acceleration.

12. Distance
Total distance traveled from start to finish - Is a scalar quantity (no direction)
An example of motion in 2 dimensions (both x and y simultaneously)
The study of motion in one dimension
A vector quantity consisting of magnitude and direction. Displacement x divided by time.

13. Acceleration
If acceleration is present (Question contains terms such as: starts from rest - final velocity of - accelerates - comes to rest - etc.) - then you must use the three Kinematic equations
The total distance divided by the total time for the entire trip.
Start a problem by asking 'What is the object doing?' - 'What is causing it to do that?' - What direction is it moving in (if two find x and y components)? Is it moving at constant v (this includes v = 0)? Is it accelerating? Force? Energy change? Se
Speeding up - slowing down or changing direction)

14. Projectile Motion
A vector quantity consisting of magnitude and direction. Displacement x divided by time.
The speed at an instant in time. Right now. Your speedometer reading when you glance it at.
If acceleration is present (Question contains terms such as: starts from rest - final velocity of - accelerates - comes to rest - etc.) - then you must use the three Kinematic equations
An example of motion in 2 dimensions (both x and y simultaneously)