Physics Equations
Definitions
True or False
Fill The Blank
Physics Laws
100
The formula for average speed
What is Δd/Δt = Vav
100
The tendency of an object to resist changing its motion
What is inertia
100
True or False: The horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile are dependent of each other
False
100
Speed differs from velocity because speed is a scalor and velocity is a...
Vector
100
Newton's Second Law of Motion States that
If a body is acted on by an unbalanced force, it will accelerate in the direction of the unbalanced force.
200
The formula for kinetic energy
What is KE = 1/2mv²
200
The speed measured during an instant
What is instantaneous speed
200
True or False: The coefficient of friction is a dimensionless constant
What is true
200
When there is no air resistance, the shape of a projectile's path is...
A parabola
300
The path followed by an object that is launched into the air
What is trajectory
300
True or False: If an object is at rest, it can be said that the forces acting on it are balanced.
True
300
When an object is moving, it will continue to move at a constant speed in a straight line unless...
There is an unbalanced force to change its motion
400
The force exerted on an object by the air through which it moves
What is air resistance
400
The net force on an object in equilibrium is equal to...
Zero
500
The energy an object has because of its vertical position from earth
What is gravitational potential energy
500
A free-body diagram allows you to...
Observe the forces acting on an object.
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