AP Physics Language of Motion Flashcards
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| 14878944964 | Position | The location of an object relative to some other location | 0 | |
| 14878944965 | Distance | Length of a path between two positions | 1 | |
| 14878944966 | Displacement | Difference between your starting and ending positions | 2 | |
| 14878944967 | Speed (v) | Change in position over time | 3 | |
| 14878944968 | Velocity (v) | speed with direction | 4 | |
| 14878944969 | Acceleration | Rate of change of an object's velocity | 5 | |
| 14878944970 | acceleration due to gravity | The acceleration of an object experiencing only the force of gravity on earth's surface | 6 | |
| 14878944971 | Vector | Quantity with a direction | 7 | |
| 14878944972 | Scalar | Quantity without direction | 8 | |
| 14878944973 | Force | A push or pull between two objects | 9 | |
| 14878944974 | Net force | The sum of the forces on an object in a certain direction | 10 | |
| 14878944975 | Centripetal force | The name given to net force when it causes circular motion | 11 | |
| 14878944976 | gravitational force | A fundamental force of nature which attracts all objects that have mass to one another. Not usually strong enough to be seen unless the masses are very large. Always acts from center of mass to center of mass. | 12 | |
| 14878944977 | Electrostatic force | A fundamental force of nature between two objects or particles that have electric charge. | 13 | |
| 14878944978 | Objects with the same charge will | Repel | 14 | |
| 14878944979 | Objects with opposite charges will | Attract | 15 | |
| 14878944980 | Frictional Force | A force opposing the relative motion of two surfaces against one another. Depends on the texture of the surfaces and the amount of force pressing those surfaces together. Always acts parallel to the surfaces. | 16 | |
| 14878944981 | Tension force | A pulling force on an object by a rope, string, cord, etc. Always acts along the direction of the rope. | 17 | |
| 14878944982 | Normal force | A pushing force acting on two surfaces when they are pressed against each other. Always acts perpendicular to the surfaces | 18 | |
| 14878944983 | Newton's first law | Objects maintain a constant velocity (straight line, constant speed) unless acted on by a non-zero net force | 19 | |
| 14878944984 | Newton's Third Law | Whenever two objects interact, the forces they exert on each other are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction | 20 |