Physics Vocab Terms

Quantities that are fully described by a magnitude alone

• Vector

• Velocity

• Scalar

• Scale

The ability to do work or the ability to move an object

• Physics

• Force

• Friction

• Energy

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Speed in a stated direction

• Energy

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Constant Speed

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A push or a pull on an object

• Physics

• Force

• Friction

• Velocity

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The resultant displacement divided by the total time from start to finish; the overall change in position

• Velocity

• Average Acceleration

• Average Velocity

• Scale

The science of studying the concept of matter and its motion, as well as space and time

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Biology

• English

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Quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and direction

• Scalar

• Energy

• Velocity

• Vector

The force that resists motion between bodies in contact

• Force

• Friction

• Velocity

• Acceleration

A measure of quantity in matter in an object

• Weight

• Mass

• Scale

• Vector

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When an object is slowing down

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Hitting the Brakes

• Deceleration