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flash cards basic physics

  • Displacement

The starting and end point of a place (shortets line)

  • Velocity

The speed of something in a given direction

  • Weight

A measure of heaviness in an object

  • Speed

How fast or slow an object is moving

  • Force

Push or pull of an object

  • Acceleration

How quickly the the speed of an object changes over time

The velocity of an object changing over time

Exp: when you're in a car and the driver hits the gas pedal, you feel yourself being pushed back into your seat

  • Temperature

Hotness or coldness in somehting

  • Mass

Amount of matter in an object 

  • Time

  • Density

The measurement of how tightly is a material is tightly packed together

  • Distance

Measuring the whole thing/total movement

  • Energy

Ability to do work