Physics Vocabulary
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ANTHONIA OLADEJI
PHYSICS VOCABULARY
SPEED
Distance divided by Time
AVERAGE SPEED
The overall rate of speed at which an object moves; calculated by dividing the total distance an object travels by total time.
VELOCITY
Speed in a given direction
ACCELERATION
THE RATE AT WHICH VELOCITY CHANGES
SLOPE
A SURFACE OF WHICH ONE END OR SIDE IS AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN ANOTHER
FORCE
A PUSH OR A PULL
NEWTON
a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second 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 opposite direction
ENRGEY
CAPACITY TO CAUSE CHANGE
POTENTIAL ENGERY
STORED ENGERY
KINETIC ENREGY
ENERGY IN MOTION
