Test 1 Flashcards
% change
((final-initial)/initial) x 100
units for length, time, etc are known as
fundemental units
a=
vfinal-v initial/change of time
When did Galileo die?
1642?
a at the top of the trajectory
-10 m/s^2
An object sliding down an incline without friction has the acceleration of
less than g
A ping pong ball is thrown upwards to the air and comes back down. Is the magnitude of the ball’s acceleration greater on the way up or down?
Up
If a train and a bug have a head-on collision, which one experiences greater impact force?
Same
If an elevator descends with a higher velocity, the reading of the scale is ___ When it is descending in a constant speed, the reading of the scale is
Slightly decreased.
The same
When a parachute is slowing down, the net force is
upwards
A =
1/2 a
v=
gt