Ch 2 Motion Flashcards
1
Q
V: A change in position
A
Motion
2
Q
V: Study of how things move
A
Kinematics
3
Q
Person: an object at rest will remain at rest unless some outside unbalanced force acts on it
A
Newton (Law 1)
4
Q
V: property of matter that requires a force to change its motion
A
Inertia
5
Q
Person: F=ma
A
Newton (Law 2)
6
Q
V: Study of why things move
A
Dynamics
7
Q
V: Cause of all motion (Defined as a push or a pull)
A
Force
8
Q
V: Force that opposes motion
A
Friction
9
Q
V: The total change in position of any object ( vector quantity)
A
Displacement
10
Q
V: The total length of the path followed in this change in position (Scalar Quantity)
A
Distance
11
Q
Equation: distance/time
A
Speed
12
Q
E: displacement/time
A
Velocity
13
Q
E: velocity/time
A
Acceleration
14
Q
V: The rate at which velocity changes
A
Acceleration
15
Q
P: Law of Falling Bodies
A
Galileo
