AP Physics 1 - Kinematics Flashcards
One Dimensional Kinematics
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| 7698836891 | Position | Where an object is, in terms of a well-chosen origin. | 0 | |
| 7698836892 | Distance | How far an object actually moves | 1 | |
| 7698836893 | Displacement | An object's change in position | 2 | |
| 7698836894 | Speed | How fast Always positive | 3 | |
| 7698836895 | Velocity | Displacement over time | 4 | |
| 7698836896 | Acceleration | Change in velocity / Time | 5 | |
| 7698836897 | Positive vs. Negative Velocity | Tells you the direction of travel | 6 | |
| 7698836898 | Positive Acceleration | Speeding up in positive direction Slowing down in negative direction | 7 | |
| 7698836899 | Negative Acceleration | Slowing down in positive direction Speeding up in negative direction | 8 | |
| 7698836900 | Slope of Velocity vs. Time | This slope equals acceleration | 9 | |
| 7698836901 | Slope of Position vs. Time | This slope equals velocity | 10 | |
| 7698836902 | Area of Acceleration vs. Time | This area equals change in velocity | 11 | |
| 7698836903 | Area of Velocity vs. Time | This area equals change in position | 12 | |
| 7698836904 | Horizontal Variables |  | 13 | |
| 7698836905 | Horizontal Kinematic Equations |  | 14 | |
| 7698836906 | Vertical Variables |  | 15 | |
| 7698836907 | Vertical Kinematic Equations |  | 16 | |
| 7698836908 | Free Fall | The only force on an object is gravity | 17 | |
| 7698836909 | Acceleration due to Gravity | On Earth, 10 m/s^2 downward | 18 | |
| 7698836910 | Vector | Has both magnitude and direction | 19 | |
| 7698836911 | Scalar | Has only magnitude (just a number) | 20 | |
| 7698836912 | Resultant | The answer to a vector addition problem | 21 | |
| 7698836913 | Pythagorean Theorem | Used to add together perpendicular vectors | 22 | |
| 7698836914 | Negative of a Vector | Flips the direction of a vector | 23 | |
| 7698836915 | Projectile | An object that is thrown or launched | 24 | |
| 7698836916 | Parabola | The shape of a projectile's trajectory | 25 | |
| 7698836917 | Trajectory | The path an object follows | 26 | |
| 7698836918 | Complementary Angles | Add up to 90 degrees | 27 | |
| 7698836919 | Top of flight | Vy= 0 | 28 | |
| 7698836920 | Range | horizontal displacement over level ground | 29 | |
| 7698836921 | Projectile Acceleration in X direction | Zero | 30 | |
| 7698836922 | Projectile Acceleration in Y direction | g=9.8 m/s^2 downward (or 10 m/s^2) | 31 |