TekftuSdw Flashcards
The rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate
Speed
Increase in the rate of speed of a given object
Acceleration
The speed of something in a given direction
Velocity
Equation for velocity
Divide distance over time
The gravitational force between an object and the earth
Weight
The quantity of matter in a body regardless of its volume or of any forces acting on it
Mass
The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another
Friction
An interaction that causes an affected object to be pushed or pulled in a certain direction
Force
A phenomenon where all things with mass or energy are brought towards one another
Gravitational Force
The force that attracts a body towards the center of a large mass. For example, the earth.
Gravity
The act of process of moving or being moved
Motion
The amount of energy transferred per unit; the rate of doing work
Power
The law that states energy can neither be created or destroyed
Conservation of energy
The change of energy from one form to another
Energy transformation
The amount of energy transferred per unit; the rate of doing work
Power
Transferred energy
Work
A quantity that has both magnitude in a direction
Vector
A physical quantity that only magnitude and no other characteristics
Scalar quantity
Stored energy that is caused by a body’s position
Potential energy
Energy that a body possesses in virtue of being in motion
Kinetic energy .
Energy that comes from heat
Thermal energy
The way in which energy of a photon is taken up by matter
Absorption
Stored energy that is caused by a body’s position
Potential energy
Material that is used to stop the passage of electricity, heat, or sound from one conduct to another
Insulation
The movement of something such as heat or energy through a medium or passage
Conduction
The state in which matter can exist: solid, liquid, and gas
Phase of matter
The heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram or a substance by one degree Celsius
Specific heat
