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Speed is a what and velocity is a what? Speed is a SCALAR
Velocity is a VECTOR
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Specifying both speed and direction? VELOCITY 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
The number of meters per second or kilometers per hour that an object is moving? SPEED 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
What is an example of a vector? DISPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT HAS A NUMERICAL VALUE AND A SPECIFIED DIRECTION. 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
An entity having both numerical value and direction is called a? VECTOR 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
What is an example of a scalar? DISTANCE BECAUSE IT HAS NO GIVEN DIRECTION. 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
An entity having a numerical value only is called a? SCALAR 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
What is the difference between distance and displacement? A DISTANCE HAS NO GIVEN DIRECTION
A DISPLACEMENT HAS BOTH NUMERICAL VALUE AND A SPECIFIED DIRECTION.
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To specify displacement, the distance from a reference point must be given in? UNITS AND LENGTH 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
The location of an object relative to a reference point? DISPLACEMENT 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
In order to describe motion it is necessary to specify? TIME, DISPLACEMENT, VELOCITY, AND ACCELERATION 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
The formal name for the study of motion exclusive of the causes of motion is? KINEMATICS 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history
Who are the two most significant contributors in the study of motion? Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
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It was not until the what that the basic laws of motion were discovered? THE RENAISSANCE 0 MichaelMorano Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:27 GMT view revision history

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