Untitled Flashcards Set

Kinematics

Understanding motion in one and two dimensions, including concepts of displacement, velocity, and acceleration.

Newton's Laws

Application of the three laws of motion, including force diagrams and friction.

Work-Energy Theorem

The principle stating that the total work done on an object is equal to the change in kinetic energy of that object.

Center of Mass

The point at which the mass of a system is concentrated and balances the distribution of mass.

Linear Momentum

The product of an object's mass and its velocity, indicating how much motion the object has.

Angular Momentum

The product of an object's rotational inertia and its angular velocity.

Conservation of Energy

The principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Gravitational Force

The attractive force between two objects with mass, dependent on the distance between their centers and the product of their masses.

Orbital Speed

The speed at which an object must travel to remain in orbit around a celestial body.

Kepler's Third Law

The law that states the square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.