PHYSICS VOCABULARY

SPEED

• Distance/Time

AVERAGE SPEED

• The overall rate of speed at which an object moves
• Calculated by dividing the total distance an object travels by the toatal time

VELOCITY

• Speed in a given direction

ACCELERATION

• The rate at which velocity changes

SLOPE

• A surface at which one end or side is at a higher level than another

FORCE

• A push or a pull

NEWTON

• A unit of measurement that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kg of mass at 1 meter per second

NET FORCE

• The combination of all forces acting on an object

UNBALANCED FORCE

• An equal force acting on an object causing it to move in one direction

BALANCED FORCE

• Equal forces acting on an object in oppisite directions

ENERGY

• Capacity to cause change

POTENTIAL ENERGY

• Stored energy

KINETIC ENERGY

• Energy in motion