1 Flashcards
Displacement
The Moving of something from it’s place or position.
Velocity
The speed of something in a given direction.
Speed
The rate of which someone or something is able to move or operate
Acceleration
Increase in the rate of speed in something.
Inertia
A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
Mass
a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape
Force
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement
Gravity
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
Kinetic Energy
energy that a body possesses by virtue of being in motion
Gravitational Potential Energy
Gravitational energy is the potential energy associated with the gravitational field.
Elastic Potential Energy
elastic energy: potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed
Wave
The way that sound and light travel.
Vibration
The instance of going back and forth really fast.
Wavelength
the distance between successive crests of a wave.
Frequency
the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time