Set: POP I Final Vocab

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Term Definition
Frame of Reference the position or vantage point from which all measurements are taken
Distance the length between two points
Displacement the distance from a point of reference
Speed the change in an objects distance over a period of time
Velocity the change in an objects displacement over a period of time
Acceleration the change in an objects velocity over a period of time
Momentum the product of an objects mass and it’s velocity
Vector Quantity a quantity which is described by a magnitude and a direction
Scalar Quantity a quantity which is described using only a magnitude
Newton’s 1st Law an object in motion will stay in motion, object at rest will stay at rest until acted on by an unbalanced force
Newton’s 2nd Law the force acting on an object is directly proportional to the product of the objects mass and it’s acceleration
Newton’s 3rd Law for every force there is an equal and opposite force
Conservation Energy in a closed system the total amount of energy is constant
Elastic Collision a collision in which objects strike and bounce off of each other
Inelastic Collision a collision in which objects strike and fuse together (or vice versa)
Impulse the product of the force on an object and the period of time over which the force acts
Work the product of the force on an object and the displacement of the object in the direction of the force
Elastic Potential Energy the potential to do work stored in a spring or other similar object
Weight the force of gravity on an object’s mass
Gravity the force of attraction between all objects
Centripetal Force the force acting towards the center of constant circular motion
Satellite a small object in orbit around a larger object
Projectile an object launched through the air on a parabolic flight path
Kinetic Energy the ability of a moving object to do work
Potential Energy the ability to do work stored in an object
Friction the force between two surfaces which opposes motion
Volume the total space which an object occupies
Period the amount of time for one complete revolution, rotation or cycle
Kinetic Friction the force between two surfaces (at least one of which is in motion) which opposes motion
Static Friction the force between two stationary surfaces which opposes motion
Force a push or pull which acts on an object
Power the rate at which work is done
Gravitational Potential Energy the stored ability to work of an object due to the objects height
Energy the ability to do work

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Creator thadgough
Created May 16, 2008
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Tag physics
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