KE & Collisions Flashcards
Collision
When two or more object make contact with each other
Force
A push or a Pull
Kinetic Energy
The energy of motion
Damage
A change in structure or appearance of an object
Contact Force
A force applied when object are touching each other
Deform
The process of changing shape in an object, can happen slowly or quickly
Line of best fit
A line going through a graph that most of the points surround
Elastic Limit
The maximum extent which a solid may be deformed without permanently affecting it
IV
Something that I change
DV
A change that you observe; what you measure
Breaking Point
when an object has gone past its elastic limit and breaks
Peak Force
The highest amount of force is applied to both objects
FBD
A simplified diagram that shows all the forces acting on an object, commonly shown as a dot box
Newtons third law
every action force creates a reaction force that is equal in strength, but opposite in direction
Linear
A straight Line
