Physics Terms

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  1. 1. a parameter that is a measure of a spring resistance to being compressed or stretched
  2. 4. a reasonable explanation for observations, one that can be tested
  3. 8. the force that opposes the movement of two surfaces that are in contact and sliding over each other
  4. 10. the tendency of an object to resist being moved
  5. 12. a pattern, plan, designed to show the structure of an system, concept, or object
  6. 13. a description of how close a measurement is to the contact of the quantity ,measured
  7. 15. a physical quantity that has magnitude but no direction
  8. 16. an experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using comparison of a control group with an explanation group
  9. 17. is a change in position
  10. 18. the energy associated with an object because of the position of the object
  11. 21. the product of the component of a force along the direction of displacement and the magnitude of the displacement
  12. 22. the ratio of the magnitude of the force of friction b/t two objects in contact to the magnitude of the normal force
  13. 24. horizontal and vertical parts that add up to give tourist's actual displacement
  14. 27. the energy available for use which is deformed elastic object returns to its original configuration
  15. 33. a set particle components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study
  16. 35. a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction
  17. 36. motion of a body when only the force due to gravity is acting on the4 body
  18. 38. ability of a force to rotate an object around some axis measured by a quantity
  19. 40. the sum of kinetic energy and all forms of potential energy
  20. 41. the standard measurement system for science
  21. 42. the perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to a line drawn along the direction of the force
  22. 43. the energy of an object that is due to the object's motion
  23. 45. the product of the force and the time over which the force acts on an object
  24. 46. SI unit of force
  25. 48. path of a projectile is curved
  26. 49. who created the three laws that described the motion of the planets
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  1. 2. the velocity of an object at some instant or specific point in the object's path
  2. 3. that state in which the net force on an object is zero
  3. 5. the degree of exactness of a measurement
  4. 6. the net work done by all the forces acting in an object is equals to the change in the objects kinetic energy
  5. 7. a quantity defined as the product of the mass and the velocity of an object
  6. 9. is a measure of inertia
  7. 11. the acceleration directed toward the center of a circular path
  8. 14. curved path that an object follows when thrown
  9. 16. directed towards the center of a circular path
  10. 19. the quantity that describes the rate of change of velocity in a given time interval
  11. 20. mutual force of attraction between particles of matter
  12. 23. depends on initial velocity, acceleration, and displacement
  13. 25. a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object
  14. 26. a vector that represents the sum of two or more vectors
  15. 28. the digits in a measurement that are known wit certainty plus the first digit that is uncertain
  16. 29. collision a collision in which two objects stick together after colliding
  17. 30. a force that acts on a surface in a direction perpendicular to the surface
  18. 31. the total displacement divided by the time interval during which the displacement occurred
  19. 32. energy the potential energy stored in the gravitational fields of interacting bonds'
  20. 34. the force that resists the initiation of sliding motion b/t two surfaces that are in contact and at rest
  21. 37. a system for specifying the precise location of objects in space and time
  22. 39. describe relationships
  23. 44. a single force whose external effects on a rigid body are the same as the effects of several actual forces on the body
  24. 47. a quantity that measures the rate at which work is done