motion

Cards (19)

  • Speed = distance / time
  • Velocity is the rate at which an object changes position, measured as displacement per unit time.
  • Velocity is speed with direction.
  • Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes.
  • The equation for acceleration is change in velocity divided by time taken to make that change.
  • acceleration= a.ve=Vf-Vi/t, where Vf= final velocity and Vi= initial velocity
  • m/s)/s (or m/s2) and (km/h)/s (or km/h·s) are units of acceleration. Which is also velocity/time.
  • Acceleration Due to Gravity (g): g=9.81 m/
  • The Mass of an object is traditionally defined as a measure of the inertia of the object.
  • Inertia is the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest, and of a body in motion to continue moving with unchanged velocity.
  • A kilogram is equal to one thousand grams.
  • Another unit used to measure mass is the tonne, which equals 1000 kg.
  • Force, in general, is the agency of change. In mechanics it is that which changes the velocity of an object. Force is a vector quantity, having magnitude and direction. An external force is one whose source lies outside of the system being considered.
  • The Newton is the SI unit of force. One newton (1 N) is that resultant force that will give a 1-kg mass an acceleration of 1 m/s2. The pound is 4.45 N, or alternatively a newton is about a quarter of a pound.
  • Newton’s First Law: a body at rest or in uniform motion will remain in that state unless compelled by an external force to do so.
  • Newton's second law of motion states that F = ma, or net force is equal to mass times acceleration. 
  • Newton's third law of motion: When two objects interact, their forces on each other are equal and opposite.
  • universal gravitation:
  • Law of conservation of energy: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one form to another