Question 1

motion

Accepted Answer

change in position

Question 2

momentum (p)

Accepted Answer

mass x velocity

Question 3

work (W)

Accepted Answer

force x distance

Question 4

Power (P)

Accepted Answer

work / time

Question 5

1st law of motion

Accepted Answer

"an object in motion will stay in motion until acted on by a net force"

Question 6

inertia

Accepted Answer

resistance to change in motion (summarizes 1st law of motion)

Question 7

2nd of motion

Accepted Answer

law states Force = mass x acceleration

Question 8

gravity

Accepted Answer

downward field force (10 m^2)

Question 9

static friction

Accepted Answer

friction that acts on stationary objects

Question 10

PE

Accepted Answer

energy based on position [ m*g*h ]

Question 11

KE

Accepted Answer

energy based on velocity [ 0.5m * v^2 ]

Question 12

ME

Accepted Answer

energy that is sum of PE + KE

Question 13

kinetic friction

Accepted Answer

friction that acts on moving objects

Question 14

friction

Accepted Answer

contact force that acts in the opposite direction as the motion

Question 15

distance

Accepted Answer

total path of motion

Question 16

projectile

Accepted Answer

anything that has been launched or thrown or shot

Question 17

parabolic

Accepted Answer

path of motion of all projectiles

Question 18

3rd law of motion

Accepted Answer

law "for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force"

Question 19

linear motion

Accepted Answer

motion in a straight line

Question 20

90 degree motion

Accepted Answer

motion that forms a right triangle

Question 21

Free Body Diagram

Accepted Answer

picture that shows all the forces acting on an object

Question 22

acceleration

Accepted Answer

(change in velocity) / time

Question 23

speed up, slow down, or change direction

Accepted Answer

3 ways to accelerate

Question 24

tension

Accepted Answer

upward force if object attached to a string

Question 25

normal

Accepted Answer

upward force if object is resting on a level surface

Question 26

air resistance

Accepted Answer

upward force if object is in the air

Question 27

Watts

Accepted Answer

SI unit for power

Question 28

Joules

Accepted Answer

SI unit for work and energy

Question 29

Newtons

Accepted Answer

SI unit for weight and force

Question 30

elastic collision

Accepted Answer

objects collide + separate

Question 31

inelastic

Accepted Answer

objects collide + stick together

Question 32

surface waves

Accepted Answer

waves where particles move both parallel and perpendicular to the wave motion

Question 33

transverse waves

Accepted Answer

waves where particles move perpendicular to the wave motion

Question 34

longitudinal waves

Accepted Answer

waves where particles move parallel to the wave motion

Question 35

at rest

Accepted Answer

the horizontal line going through the center of a transverse wave

Question 36

amplitude

Accepted Answer

max displacement of a wave ; aka wave height

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