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Physics Vocabulary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PHYSICS VOCABULARY

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SPEED

DISTANCE/TIME
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AVERAGE SPEED

  • The overall rate of speed
  • Calculated by dividing the total distance
  • By the total time
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VELOCITY

SPEED GIVEN IN A DIRECTION
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ACCELERATION

THE RATE AT WHICH THE VELOCITY CHANGES

SLOPE

  • A surface of which one end or the
  • Side is at a higher level
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FORCE

A PUSH OR PULL
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NEWTON

  • A unit of measure that equals the force
  • Required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass
  • At 1 meter per second

NET FORCE

THE COMBINATION OF ALL FORCES ACTING OM AN OBJECT
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UNBALANCED FORCE

AN EQUAL FORCE ACTING ON AN OBJECT CAUSING IT TO MOVE IN 1 DIRECTION

BALANCED FORCE

EQUAL FORCES ACTING ON AN OBJECT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS

ENERGY

CAPACITY TO CAUSE CHANGE

POTENTIAL ENERGY

STORED ENERGY