Physics Midterm vocab
Across
- 2. measurement is defined to be the number of digits that are actually measured plus one estimated digit
- 4. measure of how close the measured value of a quantity is to its actual value
- 6. the rate at which velocity changes with time
- 12. an object launched into motion and then allowed to follow a path determined solely by the influence of gravity
- 13. a vector that is the result of adding two or more vectors together
- 16. object's displacement divided by total time
- 18. push or a pull on an object
- 20. The measure of the amount of matter in an object
- 22. The SI unit for measuring time
- 23. The measure of gravitational force acting on an object and varies depending on the object's location
- 25. object's total distance divided by total time
- 26. the vector sum of all the individual forces that act on an object
Down
- 1. the force exerted by a string, rope or wire that is pulled tight
- 3. an object's change in position
- 5. projectile's horizontal distance it travels before landing
- 7. The SI unit for measuring length
- 8. The SI unit for measuring mass
- 9. the force that opposes the motion of one surface over another
- 10. a vector quantity that describes the rate of motion and its direction
- 11. object's motion is free from influences other than gravity
- 14. How close together the values of a series of measurement are to one another
- 15. the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
- 17. a quantity represented by a numerical value and unit
- 19. the total length of the path that is taken on a trip
- 21. Standard International Unit
- 22. a scalar quantity that describes the rate of motion
- 24. a quantity consisting of both a numerical value with its units and a direction