Unit 1 Flashcard 1 Forces Vocab

Front

A push or pull with size and direction.

Back

Force

Front

Measures a change in velocity.

Back

Acceleration

Front

Resistance when one object moves across another.

Back

Friction

Front

Change in position over time

Back

Velocity

Front

Momentum depends on an object's mass & velocity.

Back

mass and velocity

Front

Least momentum:

Back

An ant at rest.

Front

Unit for velocity?

Back

m/sec

Front

Unit for mass?

Back

kg

Front

Unit of force?

Back

Newtons

Front

Unit for measuring acceleration:

Back

m/s²