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Is there any scenario in which there is no change in displacement but the object is not a rest?
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Yes. Displacement is change in position, d = (xf-xi), where d is displacement, xf is the final position, and xi is the initial position. It is a vector quantity and is affected by direction. If you move in such a way that the position at which you started and at which you stopped is the same, the displacement will be zero, because the final position is the same as the initial position, so d = (xf-xi)= 0. However, the distance traveled will not be zero because distance is a scalar quantity.
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What is a change in an objects position direction or location?
The change in an objects position is called motion.
Explain Can there be forces acting on an object if the object is a rest?
Yes. Forces with identical value but with opposite direction will produce no displacement.
How do you find the displacement of an object accelerating from rest?
If the motion is all in a straight line, then Displacement = (1/2) x (acceleration) x (time spent accelerating)2
What could cause an object at rest undergo change in motion?
Regardless of what the object is doing before the change, the only thing that can change its motion is force.
What is the only way to change the direction of an object?
"An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force." -Newton's First LawTo change the direction of an object simply apply an external force to it.
Wave maximum displacement from the rest position?
The correct term from the maximum displacement from the rest position in a wave is the Amplitude (A).
What is needed in order to cause an object at rest to move or an object in motion to change the direction and speed?
A force.
What cause an object to move?
Newton said an object at rest will tend to stay at rest until acted upon by an external force. An object is moved when another force is applied to it. Whether it be from change in potential energy or just direct change in momentum, another force is necessary to move an object at rest.
How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect an object at rest?
they cause the object to move with acceleration given by A nett force.
What is needed in order to cause an object at rest to move or an object you motion to change its deirection or speed?
An unbalanced force.
What is needed to cause the object at rest to move or an object in motion to change the direction or speed?
Force, which causes acceleration
What is needed in order to cause an object at rest to or an object in motion to change its direction or speed?
An outside force to act on it
