16301721736 | length ----> | meter(m) | 0 | |
16301721737 | mass ----> | kilogram(kg) | 1 | |
16301721738 | time ----> | second (s) | 2 | |
16301721739 | electric current ----> | ampere(A) | 3 | |
16301721740 | temperature ----> | Kelvin(K) | 4 | |
16301721741 | luminous intensity ----> | candela(cd) | 5 | |
16301721742 | amount of a substance ----> | mole(mol) | 6 | |
16301721743 | Def. the numerical part of a measurement is expressed as a number between 1 and 9 multiplied by a whole number power of 10 | scientific notation | 7 | |
16301721744 | Conversions from least to greatest? | Giga, mega, kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano | 8 | |
16301721745 | What are the two types of direct relationships? | Linear and Quadratic | 9 | |
16301721746 | What does a linear graph look like? | straight line | 10 | |
16301721747 | What does a quadratic graph look like? | parabola | 11 | |
16301721748 | What does an inverse graph look like? | hyperbola | 12 | |
16301721749 | What is the equation for a linear graph? | y=mx+b | 13 | |
16301721750 | What is the equation for a Quadratic graph? | y=mx^2+b | 14 | |
16301721751 | What is the equation for an Inverse graph? | y=m/x | 15 | |
16301721752 | What equation do you use to find slope? | (y2 - y1)/(x2 -x1) | 16 | |
16301721753 | Def. the study of the physical world | physics | 17 | |
16301721754 | Def. is the apparent shift in the position of an object when it is viewed from various angles. Laboratory instruments must be read at eye level and straight on to avoid _______ error. | parallax | 18 | |
16301721755 | Def. of a measurement describes how well the result agrees with an accepted value. The accuracy of an instrument depends on how well its performance compares to a currently accepted standard. | accuracy | 19 | |
16301721756 | Def. the degree of an exactness to which the measurement of a quantity can be reproduced. The precision of an instrument is limited by the smallest division on the measurement scale. | percision | 20 | |
16301721757 | x is the _________ | independent variable | 21 | |
16301721758 | y is the _________ | dependent variable | 22 | |
16301721759 | What motion diagram? Faster/Constant/Slower ... . . . . . . . . . . . . | faster | 23 | |
16301721760 | What motion diagram? Faster/Constant/Slower . . . . . . . | constant | 24 | |
16301721761 | What motion diagram? Faster/Constant/Slower . . . . . . . . . . ....... | slower | 25 | |
16301721829 | Position vs. time graph at rest | 26 | ||
16301721830 | Position vs. Time graph with positive constant velocity | 27 | ||
16301721831 | Position vs. Time graph with negative constant velocity | 28 | ||
16301721832 | Position vs. time graph two objects moving at constant velocity, one faster than the other, with the same starting point | 29 | ||
16301721762 | How do you find velocity on a Position vs. Time graph? | find the slope | 30 | |
16301721763 | How do you find distance on a Position vs. Time graph? | y-axis | 31 | |
16301721764 | How do you find displacement on a Position vs. Time graph? | Pf - Pi | 32 | |
16301721765 | How do you find time on a Position vs. Time graph? | x-axis | 33 | |
16301721833 | Velocity vs. time graph with positive constant velocity | 34 | ||
16301721834 | Velocity vs. time graph with negative constant velocity | 35 | ||
16301721835 | Velocity vs. time graph with negative constant acceleration | 36 | ||
16301721836 | Velocity vs. time graph with positive constant acceleration | 37 | ||
16301721837 | Velocity vs. time graph with changing increasing acceleration | 38 | ||
16301721838 | Velocity vs. time graph with constant velocity and increasing velocity | 39 | ||
16301721766 | How do you find distance on a Velocity vs. time graph? | area under the curve | 40 | |
16301721767 | How do you find displacement on a Velocity vs. time graph? | add positive slope areas and subtract negative slope areas | 41 | |
16301721768 | How do you find velocity on a Velocity vs. time graph? | y-axis | 42 | |
16301721769 | How do you find acceleration on a Velocity vs. time graph? | find the slope | 43 | |
16301721770 | How do you find time on a Velocity vs. time graph? | x-axis | 44 | |
16301721839 | Acceleration vs. Time with constant acceleration | 45 | ||
16301721771 | How do you find velocity on an acceleration vs. time graph? | area under the curve | 46 | |
16301721772 | How do you find acceleration on an acceleration vs. time graph? | y-axis | 47 | |
16301721773 | How do you find time on an acceleration vs. time graph? | x-axis | 48 | |
16301721774 | Def. any object that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity | free fall | 49 | |
16301721775 | Def. where an object is from its origin | position | 50 | |
16301721776 | Def. an objects change in position, only measuring from its starting position to its final position | displacement | 51 | |
16301721777 | Def. vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity | acceleration | 52 | |
16301721778 | Def. vector quantity that indicates distance per time and direction | velocity | 53 | |
16301721779 | Def. the distance traveled per unit of time | speed | 54 | |
16301721780 | Def. a quantity that is fully described by both magnitude and direction | vector quantities | 55 | |
16301721781 | Def. a quantity that is fully described by its magnitude | scalar quantities | 56 | |
16301721782 | Name the vectors(5) | acceleration, position, velocity, displacement, and force | 57 | |
16301721783 | Name the scalars (5) | distance, time, temperature, speed, and mass | 58 | |
16301721784 | Def. the frictional force air exerts on a moving object | air resistance | 59 | |
16301721785 | Def. when air resistance is so big, it cancels out acceleration due to gravity | terminal velocity | 60 | |
16301721786 | Def. the acceleration for any object moving under the sole influence of gravity | acceleration due to gravity | 61 | |
16301721787 | When do you add vectors mathematically? | only use when there are no angles in the problem | 62 | |
16301721788 | What are the steps to adding vectors mathematically? | 1. Use Pythagorean theorem to solve for the magnitude 2. Then use tangent to solve for angle 3. Then write out your resultant | 63 | |
16301721789 | Equation for pythagorean theorem | a^2 + b^2 = c^2 | 64 | |
16301721790 | What equation to use to solve for an angle using tangent | 0 = tan^-1(opposite/adjacent) | 65 | |
16301721791 | When do you add vectors graphically? | any problem with angles given | 66 | |
16301721792 | What are the steps to adding vectors graphically? | 1. Determine the scale (l cm = ______ km) 2. Divide magnitude by scale to get the length of each other 3. Draw your compass (axis) 4. Measure and draw the first vector from the main origin 5. Draw secondary compass at the tip of the first origin 6. Draw second vector on that axis 7. Draw resultant back to origin 8. Measure the scale of the resultant and multiply length and scale to get magnitude 9. Measure angle of resultant line and origin 10. Write out answer in correct resultant notation | 67 | |
16301721793 | Steps to finding components of vectors | 1. Draw the angular vector on axis labeling the magnitude and angle 2. Connect the horizontal & vertical sides to create right triangle 3. Use sin and cos to calculate the components (Fx = cos) (Fy = sin) | 68 | |
16301721794 | Def. vectors that act on the same line | collinear vectors | 69 | |
16301721795 | Def. vectors that point at the same thing | concurrent vectors | 70 | |
16301721796 | Def. the sum of 2 or more vectors | Resultant | 71 | |
16301721797 | Def. breaking an angular vector into 2 pieces | Vector Components | 72 | |
16301721798 | Def. the condition in which the net force on an object is zero | Equilibrium | 73 | |
16301721799 | Def. single force that balances a system, same magnitude opposite direction | Equilibrant | 74 | |
16301721800 | What are the 4 known forces? | Electromagnetic force, Nuclear Force, Weak interactive force, and Gravitational force | 75 | |
16301721801 | What force? most noticeable force, holds matter together, also referred to as mechanical or frictional forces | Electromagnetic Force | 76 | |
16301721802 | What force? Strongest, acts through smallest distance, and holds the nucleus of an atom together | Nuclear force | 77 | |
16301721803 | What force? force inside a nucleus that causes some atoms to break apart and responsible for radioactive decay | Weak Interactive Force | 78 | |
16301721804 | What force? Force of attraction that exists between all masses, weakest force, and acts through the longest distance | Gravitational force | 79 | |
16301721805 | What is Newtons 1st law? | An object continues in uniform straight line motion or remains at rest unless acted upon by a net force | 80 | |
16301721806 | What is Newtons 2nd law? | When a net force acts on an object acceleration occurs | 81 | |
16301721807 | What is Newtons 3rd law? | Every force has an equal but opposite force | 82 | |
16301721808 | What are the two types of friction? | static and kinetic | 83 | |
16301721809 | Def. opposes start of motion | static friction | 84 | |
16301721810 | Def. opposes motion already in motion | kinetic friction | 85 | |
16301721811 | Def. the study of motion that tells how objects move | kinematics | 86 | |
16301721812 | Def. The study of forces that cause motion. Tells why objects move. | Dynamics | 87 | |
16301721813 | Def. a push or pull exerted on an object | force | 88 | |
16301721814 | Def. forces that have to be toughing to be applied | contact force | 89 | |
16301721815 | Def. in which bodies interact without directly touching each other, yet are able to exert a push or pull despite their physical separation. | Field force | 90 | |
16301721816 | Def. a force that is applied onto an object | applied force | 91 | |
16301721817 | Def. the vector sum of all the forces on an object | net force | 92 | |
16301721818 | Def. a physical representation that shows the forces acting on a system | free body diagrams | 93 | |
16301721819 | Def. the tendency of an object to resist change | inertia | 94 | |
16301721820 | Def. large body of matter with no definite shape | mass | 95 | |
16301721821 | def. the gravitational force experienced by an object | weight | 96 | |
16301721822 | def. the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another | friction | 97 | |
16301721823 | Def. the ration between the force necessary to move one surface horizontally over another and the pressure between the two surfaces | Coefficient of friction | 98 | |
16301721824 | Projectiles Launched Horizontally: The vertical and horizontal motions of a projectile are ______________ | independent | 99 | |
16301721825 | Projectiles Launched Horizontally: There is no ___________ in the horizontal direction, therefor horizontal velocity does not change. | acceleration | 100 | |
16301721826 | Def. an object shot through the air, that has independent vertical and horizontal motions and after receiving an initial thrust, travels through the air only under the force of gravity. | projectile motion | 101 | |
16301721827 | Def. the path of a projectile through space | trajectory | 102 | |
16301721828 | Def. the total time that an object or person stays in the air when the object is thrown or when the person jumps. | hang time | 103 |
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