Physics Review

Vocab

100

An object thrown through the air

Projectile

200

The amount of time a projectile spends in the air

Flight time

300

A force exerted on an object to produce equilibrium

Equilibrant

400

The time needed to complete one cycle of motion

Period

500

The tendency of an object to resist force

Inertia

Sig Figs

100

300

1

200

300.0

4

300

20700

3

400

0.10

1

500

0.00030

2

Symbols

100

d

Distance

200

V₀

Initial velocity

300

g

Gravity or 9.80 m/s²

400

µ_k

Kinetic Coefficient of Friction

500

T

period

Forces

100

F_net

Net Force

200

F_thrust

Thrust

300

F_N

Normal Force

400

F_T

Tension

500

F_g

Weight or Force of Gravity

Equations

100

F=

ma

200

dt =

Velocity

300

A²+B²

R²

400

d₀ + vt

Distance

500

F_net/m

acceleration, or Newton's Second law