Physics Semester Exam Vocab Review

Front

Physical quantity with magnitude and direction

Back

Vector

Front

Tendency of an object to resist movement

Back

Inertia

Front

Force acting perpendicular to a surface

Back

normal

Front

Sum of all forces on an object

Back

net force

Front

Acceleration is proportional to net force and inversely proportional to mass.

Back

Newton's 2nd law

Front

Force resisting sliding motion between surfaces

Back

static friction

Front

Push or pull?

Back

Force

Front

Gravitational force on an object

Back

weight

Front

Total distance ÷ total time

Back

velocity

Front

Rate of change of velocity in a time interval

Back

acceleration