IPS Vocabulary 1st semester (Module 3 & 4)

Front

What is the term for downward motion under the force of gravity only?

Back

Free Fall

Front

What is the force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching each other?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the rate at which energy is converted?

Back

Power

Front

What is a region of space that has a physical quantity (such as force) at every point?

Back

Field

Front

What is the term for the force of gravity acting on an object?

Back

Weight

Front

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the term for the change in velocity over time?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What is the work done when a force moves an object over a distance?

Back

Work

Front

What is the term for the speed of an object in a given direction?

Back

Velocity

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Back

Gravity