Metric Prefixes
Means x1000
What is kilo- or (k-)?
Property using symbol "m"
What is mass?
Physics standard (kms) unit for mass.
What is kilogram?
How accelerated motion is identified on a position vs time graph.
Equation used to find distance when time is known in a constant velocity situation.
What is
v = (Deltax) / (Deltat)
Metric prefix for x1/1000 or x0.001
What is milli- (m-)?
Property using symbol "a"
What is acceleration?
Physics standard (kms) unit for velocity.
What is m/s?
Property represented by the slope on a position vs time graph.
What is velocity?
Given vo , a, and t: find vf
What is vf = vo + at?
Metric prefix for x1/100
What is centi- (c-)?
Property using symbol "vo"
What is initial velocity?
Physics standard (kms) unit for acceleration (give both forms).
What is m/s2 or (m/s)/s
A flat line on a velocity vs time graph.
What is constant velocity?
Equation you would use if you neither know the time involved nor are asked to find the time.
What is vf2 = vo2 + 2ad?
Largest of the following: mm, km, or cm.
What is km or kilometer?
Property using symbol "FN"
What is normal force (or force normal)?
Unit of force that is eqivalent to kg*m/s2
What is a newton (N)?
A line or curve through data that averages out uncertainties in measurement.
What is a line/curve of best fit?
How to find the distance fallen from rest after a given amount of time (cancel out zero terms and include the appropriate symbols for free fall)
What is d = 1/2 gt2?
Conversion factor to go from cm to km.
What is x1/100,000 (x1/100 x1/1000)?
Property using symbol " SigmaF
"
What is net force (or vector sum of forces)?
Appropriate unit for the property given the symbol "g"
What is m/s2?
Shape of a position vs time graph when vo is positive and there is a constant negative acceleration.
What is a downward parabola?
The acceleration acting on a 60kg skydiver experiencing 1200 N of upward air resistance from their parachute.
What is a =
(F_(air) - F_(grav))/m