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Physics 2012 fall vocab and concepts

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Static equilibrium
equilibriumbalanced forces
disequilibriumunbalanced forces
disequilibirumobject accelerates
newtonS. I. unit for force
kilogramS. I. unit for mass
a push or a pullForce
gravityweakest of the 4 fundamental forces
strong nuclearstrongest of the 4 fundamental forces
Normal forcesupport force from a solid surface
WeightForce due to gravity
momentummass times velocity
Force due to gravitymass times acceleration of gravity
velocitydisplacement / time
accelerationvelocity / time
densitymass /volume
meterS. I. unit for length, distance, displacement
distanceHow far?
displacementHow far? AND Which way?
speedHow Fast?
velocityHow Fast? AND Which Way?
Vectorrequires magnitude AND direction
ScalarRequires ONLY magnitude
Magnitudenumber or amount
VolumeThe amount of space an object occcupies
StaticStill
Dynamicmoving at constant velocity
massthe amount of matter in an object
Momentum is conserved in a closed system.Law of Conservation of Momentum
number of variables that can change in a valid experimentONLY ONE
Number of trials needed in a valid experimentTHREE
Heavy things DO NOT fall faster than light things.TRUE
All accelerating objects get faster.FALSE
Distance ____ path dependent.IS
Displacement _____ path dependent.IS NOT
Forces cause . . .motion AND/OR deformation


Physics teacher - AP, Honors, Freshmen
Winnetonka High School
MO

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