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Con Physics Symbols
Conceptual Physics Symbols and units
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| distance symbol | d |
| distance unit symbol | m |
| time symbol | t |
| time unit symbol | s |
| speed symbol | s |
| speed formula | d/t |
| speed unit symbol | m/s |
| velocity symbol | v |
| velocity formula | d/t |
| velocity unit symbol | m/s |
| acceleration symbol | a |
| acceleration formula | v/t |
| acceleration unit symbol | m/s2 |
| velocity formula with acceleration (a) | at |
| velocity formula with gravity (g) | gt |
| gravity is an ____________ | acceleration |
| conceptual physics gravity in m/s2 | 10 |
| real physics gravity in m/s2 | 9.81 |
| formula for distance(y) with gravity | 1/2gt2 |
| the square root of 2d(y)/g is ______ | time |
| kgm/s2 | Newton |
| pressure symbol | P |
| pressure formula with force and area | F/A |
| pressure unit | Nm2 |
| force symbol | F |
| force formula with mass and acceleration | ma |
| weight symbol | W |
| weight formula with mass and gravity | mg |
| weight unit | Newton |
| momentum symbol (best English character) | p |
| momentum forumal with mass and velocity | mv |
| mv before equals _____ after | mv |
| symbol for kinetic energy if not KE | Ke |
| symbol for potential energy if not PE | Pe |
| formula for KE | 1/2mv2 |
| formula for PE | mgh |
| unit for either KE or PE | Joule |
| symbol for Joule energy unity | J |
| work symbol | W |
| work formula with force and distance | Fd |
| work formula with F=ma substitution | mad |
| tangential speed is the same as _____ speed | linear |
| rotational speed symbol (best English character) | w |
| centripetal force symbol | Fc |
| centripetal force symbol | mv2/r |
| symbol for radius | r |
| unit for Fc | N |
| what's a Newton | kgm/s2 |
| formula for Impulse | Ft |
| formula relating Impulse and Momentum | Ft=mv |