Section 1 Vocab.
Vocabulary II
Forces
Random
Short answer
100
The amount of matter in an object
What is mass
100
any change over time
What is rate
100
A push or pull exerted on an object
What is force
100
Another name for Newton's first law of motion is the law of
What is inertia
100
In gym you go from 0 m/s to 5 m/s North in 5 seconds. I know your velocity, but what was your acceleration?
What is 1 m/s^2 North
200
A measure of how far an object has moved
What is distance
200
rate of change of the velocity of an object
What is acceleration
200
The net force acting on an object is zero
What is balanced forces
200
What is necessary for an object to change its motion
What is net force
200
You walk 2 km to your friends house, then 3 km to Walgreens, then 3 km back your friends house. What is your distance?
What is 8 km
300
The distance and direction an object moves from its starting point
What is displacement
300
An object that is neither speeding up nor slowing down travels at a______
What is constant speed
300
The sum of all the forces acting on an object
What is net force
300
An object slowing down has _______ acceleration
What is negative
300
You walk 2 km North to your friends house, then 3 km to Walgreens, then 3 km back your friends house. What is your displacement
What is 2 km North
400
total distance an object travels divided by the time of travel
What is speed (average speed)
400
when an object is accelerating its speed is_________
What is changing
400
Unequal forces pushing in opposite directions
What is unbalanced forces
400
what is the equation for speed
What is speed = d/t
400
You walked 6 m in 3 sec. What was your speed?
What is 2 m/s
500
The speed of an object and the direction of its motion
What is velocity
500
We measure distance in ______
What is meters
500
The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion
What is inertia
500
What is the formula for acceleration?
What is Vf - Vi /time
500
An apple falls from a tree and reaches a velocity of 8 m/s before hitting the ground. The time it takes to reach the ground is 3 sec. What was the apples acceleration before hitting the ground?
What is -2.5 m/s^2