5612464115 | First kinematics equation (constant acceleration) no displacement given | *speed up or slow down *acceleration is how quickly velocity changes | ![]() | 0 |
5612464116 | Second kinematics equation (constant acceleration) no final velocity given | *speed up or slow down *most often used for projectile motion | ![]() | 1 |
5612464117 | Third kinematics equation (constant acceleration) no time given | *speed up or slow down m/s m m/s/s | ![]() | 2 |
5612464118 | Fourth Kinematics Equation (constant acceleration) no acceleration given | *speed up or slow down meters m/s seconds | ![]() | 3 |
5612464119 | Newton's Second Law | *vector addition *right-left=ma or up-down=ma ***one of the above equations acceleration=0 *****watch direction for a***** *mass is measured in kg | ![]() | 4 |
5612464120 | Newton's 3 Laws | 3rd law means forces are equal and opposite | ![]() | 5 |
5612464121 | Weight | *depends on location and planet * Force is weight measured in Newtons *mass is m measured in kg *g is acceleration due to gravity (9.8 for Earth) | ![]() | 6 |
5612464122 | Force of static Friction | *from freebody diagram *Normal comes from up-down=ma equation *Newtons *coefficient is unitless | ![]() | 7 |
5612464123 | Force of kinetic friction | *depends on materials and normal force acting on object *Normal comes from up-down=ma equation *Newtons *coefficient is unitless | ![]() | 8 |
5612464124 | Work | *carrying a book across a room is not work *to do work the force must be parallel to displacement *friction does negative work Joules | ![]() | 9 |
5612464125 | Work-Energy Theorem | *Work is the change of kinetic energy *object speeding up or slowing down *option to Newton's 2nd Law approach Joules | ![]() | 10 |
5612464126 | Hooke's Law (springs) | F= force stretching or compressing a spring(N) k= spring constant/force constant (N/m) x= how much spring is stretched or compressed (m) *F=ma | ![]() | 11 |
5612464127 | Elastic Potential Energy for a spring | U= potential energy (Joules) k= spring constant / force constant (N/m) x= how much spring is stretched or compressed (m) *Use in conservation of energy U+K=U+K | ![]() | 12 |
5612464128 | Gravitational Potential Energy | U= potential energy (Joules) m= mass (kg) g=acceleration due to gravity (-9.8 Earth) y= vertical position from bottom (not ground) *swinging objects *roller coasters *used in conservation of energy U+K=U+K | ![]() | 13 |
5612464129 | Conservation of Mechanical energy | *one object *use for swinging objects, springs, roller coasters *potential loss is kinetic gained | ![]() | 14 |
5612464130 | conservation of energy with friction | Object moving with friction *energy at one time = energy at later time + work done by friction U+K=U+K+W | ![]() | 15 |
5612464131 | Power | rate of energy change Watts | ![]() | 16 |
5612464132 | energy from power | Energy= power * time Joules | ![]() | 17 |
5612464133 | radial/ centripetal acceleration | change direction acceleration m/s/s | ![]() | 18 |
5612464134 | total acceleration | no angular acceleration m/s/s *object speeding up/slowing down and turning | ![]() | 19 |
5612464135 | linear/tangential velocity for circular motion | T is period= time for one complete circle x=vt where x is circumference m/s | ![]() | 20 |
5612464141 | Universal Gravitational Potential Energy | object with a planet U= potential energy (Joules) G=6.67x10^-11 r=distance center to center (m) m=mass (kg) | ![]() | 21 |
5612464142 | acceleration due to gravity | g= m/s/s acceleration due to gravity M = Mass of planet (kg) r = distance from the center of the plant to object location (m) | ![]() | 22 |
5612464148 | momentum | vector! Watch sign for VELOCITY | ![]() | 23 |
5612464149 | impulse | vector! change of direction means double the impulse WATCH SIGN for VELOCITY | ![]() | 24 |
5612464150 | kinetic energy | scalar, never negative if you are moving you have kinetic energy | ![]() | 25 |
5612464152 | universal law of gravitation | F = force (equal and opposite on masses) G=6.67x10^-11 m = mass (kg) r = distance center to center (m) Force = mg or ma or mv^2/r | ![]() | 26 |
5612464161 | slope of a position vs time graph | v=x/t velocity | 27 | |
5612464162 | slope of a velocity vs time graph | a= change of v/time acceleration | 28 | |
5612464163 | area of a velocity vs time graph | x=vt displacement | 29 | |
5612464164 | slope of a force vs acceleration graph | m=F/a mass | 30 | |
5612464165 | area of a force vs time graph | Ft= impulse= change of momentum | 31 | |
5612464166 | area of a force vs displacement graph | Fx=work= change of kinetic energy | 32 | |
5612464167 | slope of a force vs stretch graph | k=F/x spring constant or force constant | 33 | |
5612464168 | force of friction | another force for freebody Normal comes from freebody | ![]() | 34 |
5612464169 | Newton's 2nd Law Practice | split tension Fcos (angle)- f =ma N +Fsin(angle)-mg=0 | ![]() | 35 |
5612464170 | conservation of momentum | use for collisions momentum before + momentum before = momentum after +momentum after | ![]() | 36 |
5612464171 | Elastic collisions | *conserve momentum and kinetic energy *magnetic bumpers with carts | ![]() | 37 |
5612464172 | Inelastic collisions | *This is what you assume unless told otherwise *conserve momentum not kinetic energy *objects do not have to stick together | ![]() | 38 |
5612464173 | completely inelastic collisions | *conserve momentum only *objects stick together *Velcro with carts | ![]() | 39 |
5612464178 | horizontal projectile motion | initial velocity = zero a=-9.8 displacement is negative | 40 | |
5612464179 | projectile motion at an angle | *split initial velocity into sin and cos *vsin is for vertical constant acceleration equations *vcos is for horizontal constant velocity equation x=vt | 41 | |
5612464184 | slope | divide axis and find equation for meaning | 42 | |
5612464185 | area | *multiply axis for meaning *area under x-axis is negative *shading is from the x-axis up and from the x-axis down | ![]() | 43 |
5612464186 | Newton's 2nd Law - atwood | up-down=ma T-W=ma T-.9(9.8)=.9a T-.6(9.8)=.6(-a) | ![]() | 44 |
5612464187 | Newton's 2nd law- incline plane | N-mgcos(angle)=0 T-mgsin(angle)=ma T-mg=m(-a) | ![]() | 45 |
5612464188 | Newton's 2nd law turning | N-mg=mv^2/r | ![]() | 46 |
5612464189 | projectile motion | *force = weight (down whole time) *acceleration (down -9.8 m/s/s) *horizontal motion constant velocity x=vt *at P only horizontal velocity *at P vertical velocity is negative | ![]() | 47 |
5612464190 | Newton's 2nd law -modified atwood | N-mg=0 T=4a T-2g=2(-a) | ![]() | 48 |
5612464191 | Freebody for incline plane | only C and E correct C is at rest or moving down incline E is being accelerated up incline | ![]() | 49 |
5612464198 | centripetal force | *Net force towards center of circle Moon around earth it is gravity car going around curve friction | ![]() | 50 |
5612464199 | no centripetal force | no centripetal force object moves straight... no longer turns | ![]() | 51 |
AP Physics 1 Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!