Force and motion vocab flashcard

Front

Distance & direction of an object's position change

Back

Displacement

Front

Product of mass & velocity (p = mv)

Back

momentum

Front

Distance traveled per time unit

Back

speed

Front

Speed of an object and its motion direction

Back

velocity

Front

Change in an object's position relative to a reference point

Back

motion

Front

Force opposing sliding motion of touching surfaces

Back

Friction

Front

Acceleration toward the center of a curved path

Back

Centripetal acceleration

Front

A push or pull on an object

Back

force

Front

A region of space with a physical quantity at every point.

Back

field

Front

Rate of change of velocity

Back

acceleration