Basic Physics Terms
This term describes the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.
What is inertia?
This scientist proposed three laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
Momentum depends on the mass and this of an object.
What is velocity?
This is the ability to do work or cause change.
What is energy?
The unit of force in the International System of Units.
What is a Newton?
This is the push or pull that acts upon an object, resulting from its interaction with another object.
What is force?
This law states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a force.
What is Newton's First Law?
This property quantifies the motion of an object and is the product of mass and velocit
What is momentum?
When a force causes an object to move in the direction of the force, this is done on the object.
What is work?
This force is responsible for keeping planets in orbit around the Sun.
What is gravity?
This is the force that opposes the movement of two surfaces that are in contact.
What is friction?
This law states that the acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the net force applied.
What is Newton's Second Law?
This term describes the resistance encountered when trying to stop a moving object.
What is inertia?
This form of energy is stored due to an object's position or condition.
What is potential energy?
The force that resists the relative motion of two surfaces in contact is called this.
What is friction?
This force is always directed towards the center of the Earth.
What is gravity?
This law explains that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's Third Law?
This type of collision involves objects that bounce off each other with the total kinetic energy conserved.
What is an elastic collision?
This type of energy depends on the object's motion.
What is kinetic energy?
This force is the upward push that keeps objects afloat in a fluid.
What is buoyancy?
This term describes a change in position of an object relative to a reference point.
What is motion?
Acceleration in this law is calculated as force divided by mass.
What is a formula in Newton's Second Law?
This principle states that the total momentum of a closed system is conserved before and after a collision.
What is the conservation of momentum?
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
What is the conservation of energy?
The force that acts on an object moving through air, opposing its motion, is known as this.
What is air resistance?