Ap Physics 1 Vocab

  1. Absolute Pressure - the pressure of having no matter inside a space, or a perfect vacuum

  2. Acceleration - the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time.

  3. Archimedes' Principle - A body at rest in a fluid is acted upon by a force pushing upward called the buoyant force, which is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.

  4. Bernoulli's Principle - an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.

  5. Buoyancy - the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.

  6. Centripetal Force - a net force that acts on an object to keep it moving along a circular path.

  7. Conservation - the principle by which the total value of a physical quantity or parameter (such as energy, mass, linear or angular momentum) remains constant in a system which is not subject to external influence.

  8. Derive - base a concept on a logical extension or modification of (another concept).

  9. Displacement - If an object moves relative to its reference frame, then the object’s position changes. This change in position is _______________.

  10. Distance - measures the length between objects or points without regard for direction.

  11. Elastic -

  12. Equilibrium -

  13. Field -

  14. Force -

  15. Freefall -

  16. Friction -

  17. Gauge Pressure -

  18. Impulse -

  19. Inelastic -

  20. Inertia -

  21. Instantaneous -

  22. Justify -

  23. Kinetic Energy -

  24. Linear -

  25. Magnitude -

  26. Mechanical Energy -

  27. Net Force -

  28. Normal -

  29. Oscillation -

  30. Photogate -

  31. Potential Energy -

  32. Projectile Motion -

  33. Resultant -

  34. Scalar -

  35. Sketch -

  36. Speed -

  37. System -

  38. Tangent -

  39. Tension -

  40. Terminal Velocity -

  41. Torque -

  42. Vector -

  43. Velocity -

  44. Weight -

  45. Work -