the gravitational force exerted on it by the Earth or whatever planet W = mg
Back
area between the graph and the t axis on a velocity-versus-time graph
Front
object's displacement
Back
work
Front
-scalar
-if a force F acts over a distance d and F is parallel to d, then the work done by F is the product of force and distance
W=Fd
Back
average speed formula
Front
(total distance) / (time)
Back
F (static friction, max) =
Front
( µ )(N)
(coefficient of friction) x (normal force)
Back
velocity
Front
speed with a direction
Back
free-body (or force) diagram
Front
Diagram showing all forces acting on an object
Back
inertia
Front
the property of objects to naturally resist changes in their states of motion
Back
gravity
Front
9.8 (m/s^2)
Back
static friction
Front
occurs when there is no motion between two objects (friction that holds an object still)
Back
newton
Front
(kg) (m/s^2)
unit of force
Back
scalar
Front
a quantity that does not involve a direction
Back
rotational inertia
Front
also known as the moment of inertia
-the tendency of an object in motion to rotate until acted upon by an outside force
Back
kinematics
Front
mathematical tools for describing motion in terms of displacement, velocity, and acceleration
Back
Newton's second law
Front
F = ma
Back
normal force
Front
component of force that's perpendicular to the surface
Back
slope of position-versus-time graph
Front
velocity
Back
equilibrium
Front
- sum of all forces acting on an object is 0: F net=0
Back
centripetal acceleration
Front
centripetal= towards the center
* if a question has circular motion and asks about speed, set up with N2L and use this acceleration *
a = (v^2)/r
Back
displacement
Front
change in position
Back
friction force
Front
the component of the contact force that's parallel to the surface
Back
static equilibrium
Front
an object is at rest
Back
work at an angle
Front
- only component of force in direction of motion does any work
- a force applied perpendicular to direction of motion does ZERO work
W = Fdcos ø
Back
acceleration
Front
(change in velocity) / (time)
△v/△t
Back
slope of velocity-versus-time graph
Front
acceleration
Back
Newton's third law
Front
for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction (action / reaction pair)
Back
vector
Front
quantity that involves both magnitude and direction
Back
uniform circular motion
Front
-speed is constant
- velocity is not constant because the direction of velocity is always changing
-in order to produce acceleration there must be a force towards the center
Back
impulse
Front
-pushing on an object for a certain amount of time
-impulses cause a change in momentum
-vector
J= F△t or J=△p