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Chapter 3 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 3
Average Speed
the distance travelled divided by the time required to cover the disance
SI units for speed: meters per second (m/s)
scalar quantity
Acceleration
rate at which velocity changes
vector quantity
SI units: m/s^2
Displacement
the change of the position vector - final position minus initial position
vector quantity
Average Velocity
displacement divided by the elapsed time
vector quantity
Instantaneous Velocity
indicates how fast an object moves and the direction of motion at each instant of time
vector quantity
Instantaneous Acceleration
the change in velocity during a very small time interval