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10th Grade Physics > Kinematics Vocab Pt1 > Flashcards

Kinematics Vocab Pt1 Flashcards

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1
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Kinematics

A

How things move

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Distance

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Length between objects

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Displacement

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Change in position of an object

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Velocity

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How fast something moves from one thing to another

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Speed

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How fast something moves

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Vector

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Arrows consisting of magnitude and direction

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Scalar

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Physical quantity only described by magnitude

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Projectile

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An object driven or projected forward

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Force

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The push or pull on an object with mass causes it to change its velocity

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Conservation of momentum

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when two objects collide in a closed system

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Length-meter

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Measurement of distance in meters

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Time-second

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the measure of a change in a physical quantity or a magnitude used to quantify the duration of events

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Amount of substance (mole)

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SI unit of amount of substance

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Electric current-ampere

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the flow of electrical charge carriers like electrons

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Temperature-kelvin

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describes the average kinetic energy of molecules within a material or system

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Luminous intensity-candela

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A way to describe how much light is Emmettd from a source in a specific direction

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Acceleration

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rate at which velocity changes with time, in terms of both speed and direction

18
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Average speed

A

add up the total distance traveled. Then divide this by the total time spent traveling

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Elapsed time

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the amount of time that passes from the start of an event to the finish of the event

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Free fall

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the motion of an object where gravity is the only force acting upon it

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Instantaneous speed

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the speed of an object at a particular moment in time

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Rate

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How fast something is changing in relation to something else

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Relative

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the motion of one object with respect to another object

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Component

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Each part of a two-dimensional vector

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Resolution

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the ability to separate two signals

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Resultant

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equal to the sum of the forces acting on an object

27
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Satellite

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an object that moves around a larger object

10th Grade Physics (1 decks)

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