unit 2 test Flashcards

(19 cards)

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What is displacement

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The length of a straight line between two points

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What is distance

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The total length of the path actuaaly taken from point a to point b

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What is speed

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Ratio of distance traveled to the amount of time taken

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4
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What is velocity

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Speed in a specific direction

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5
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What is a force

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A push or a pull

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5
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What is an inertia

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Tendency of an object to remain stationary or to remain in motion unless acted upon by a force

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What is an unbalanced force

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A force on an object that is not canceled by other forces

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7
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What is a balanced force

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Forces of equal magnitude but in opposite direction acting on the same object

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7
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What is magnitude

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Size or importance

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8
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What is uniform in motion

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Motion of an object with a velocity that does not change

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9
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What is a slope

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The steepness of a graph at a given point

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10
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Constance speed

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Shown by straight/slanted lines on a graph

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11
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How do you find Speed

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Distance divide by speed

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12
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How do you find velocity

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Speed and direction

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13
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Measure record and interpret an objects motion by using

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Distance time graphs 

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14
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Balanced force

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When two or more forces acting on an object at equal strength in opposite direction result in a net force of zero

15
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Unbalanced force

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A force causing an object to accelerate and change it state of motion

16
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What is Newton’s first law?

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An object at rest stays at respite, an object emotion stays in motion with the same speed in the same direction less acted upon by unbalanced force 

17
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Y axis is

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Distance in time graphs