P2.4 Flashcards
What is thinking speed?
The time it takes someone to see something and react to avoid the problem
What is breaking distance?
The time between when the break was pushed and when the vehicle stops
What is stopping distance?
The sum of thinking distance and breaking distance
What would cause a persons reaction time to be greater?
If they are tired, ill or have taken any drugs or alcohol
What is friction?
It slows vehicles down
What is momentum?
A measurement of how strongly something is moving
What is work ?
When energy is transferred from one form to another
What is power?
The rate of doing work
What is gravitational potential energy?
Energy that is stored because of an objects position in a gravitational field
What is kind meticulous energy?
The scientific name for movement energy
