IPC DCA02 Vocab

Front

Object's current location in meters or miles.

Back

Position

Front

How fast something is going, calculated by distance/time, measured in meters/second or miles/hour.

Back

Speed

Front

Same as speed but includes direction; can be negative if moving backwards.

Back

Velocity

Front

Matter in an object, measured in kg.

Back

Mass

Front

Object's downward push, calculated by mass x gravity (10).

Back

Weight

Front

Objects won't stop unless a force acts on them.

Back

Newton's 1st Law

Front

Force = mass × acceleration

Back

Newton's 2nd Law

Front

"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Your forces create 'reaction forces'."

Back

Netwon's 3rd Law

Front

How much it would hurt to be hit by something, calculated by multiplying velocity and mass. (Velocity can be negative, so momentum can be too!)

Back

Momentum

Front

Movement measured in units like meters or miles.

Back

Distance