Physics & Math

MilesDown: Physics and Math

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____ are physical quantities that have both magnitude and direction .

Vectors are physical quantities that have ____ .

____ are quantities that have only a magnitude .

Scalars are quantities that have ____.

For vector addition , use the ____.

For vector ____, use the tip-to-tail method, or you can break the vector into its component parts and use the Pythagorean Theorem.

For vector subtraction , you must ____ .

For vector ____, you must change the direction of the subtracted vector and then do a tip-to-tail addition .

Free body diagrams are representations of the ____ acting on an object.

____ occurs in the absence of any net forces acting on an object.

Translational equilibrium occurs ____.

____ occurs in the absence of any net torques acting on an object

Rotational equilibrium occurs ____

Displacement is path ____

____ is path independent

Distance is path ____

____ is path dependent

Velocity is a ____.

____ is a vector and includes both magnitude and direction.

Speed is a ____e

____ is a scalar and includes only the magnitude of the rate of change

A/an ____ is any push or pull that has the potential to result in an acceleration .

A/an force is any ____ .

____ is the attractive force between two objects as a result of their masses .

Gravity is the ____ .

Gravity is the attractive force between ____ objects as a result of their masses .

____ is a force that opposes motion as a function of electrostatic interactions at the surfaces between two objects.

Friction is a force that ____ at the surfaces between two objects.

____ is a measure of the inertia of an object: aka its amount of material .

Mass is a measure of the ____ .

____ is the force experienced by a given mass due to the gravitational attraction to the Earth.

Weight is the force experienced by a given mass due to ____.

Weight is the ____ experienced by a given mass due to the gravitational attraction to the Earth.

____ is the vector representation of the change in velocity over time .

Acceleration is the ____ representation of the change in velocity over time .

Acceleration is the vector representation of ____.

____ is a twisting force that causes rotation .

Torque is a ____ .

Newton's first law of motion____

Newton's second law of motion____

Newton's third law of motion____

Units for joule____

____ is the energy of motion , observable as the movement of an object

Kinetic energy is the energy of ____

____ is a type of energy an object has because of its position .

Potential energy is a type of energy an object has because of ____.

____ is the potential an object has to do work as a result of being located at a particular position in a gravitational field

Gravitational potential energy is the ____

____ is created when stretching or compressing an elastic object

Elastic potential energy is created when ____

____ is the energy between two charged particles

Electrical potential energy is the energy between two ____

____ is the energy stored in the bonds of compounds

Chemical potential energy is ____

Conservative forces are path ____

____ forces are path independent

Non-conservative forces are path ____

____ forces are path dependent

____ is the process by which energy is transferred from one system to another.

Work is the process by which ____

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