Vocabulary

=**Vocabulary**=

Scalar: A quantity that is expressed by a magnitude (numerical valve) Vector: Quantities that are expressed by a magnitude and a direction. Distance: The amount of space covered. Scalar Quantity Displacement: How far out of place an object is. Vector quantity Distance: 780m Displacement: East. Distance: 105yrds Displacement: 15yrds East. Force: vector: push or pull    Friction: a force that opposes movement Speed : The rate of distance covered. Velocity: A vector quantity of speed Work: Force multiplied by displacement Power: Work Divided by time Fulcrum: the pivot point of the lever. Resistance force: the force that is resisting the force. Load: the thing that is being moved Applied force: the force that is being applied.