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Fair Physics
Review of motion and energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| distance divided by time | speed (s) |
| SI units for distance (length) | meters (m) |
| SI units for time | seconds (s) |
| energy based on position | potential (PE) |
| energy based on velocity | kinetic (KE) |
| energy that is the sum of PE and KE | mechanical (ME) |
| SI units for energy | joules (J) |
| Ways to be accelerating | speed up , slow down , change direction |
| object is moving at constant speed in a circular path | centripetal acceleration |
| object is in this state if falling and gravity is only force acting on it | free fall |
| system where no new energy enters and no existing energy leaves (conserved) | closed |
| system where energy can enter and leave (not conserved) | open |
| has a value of 10 m/s^2 in the downward direction on Earth | gravity |
| formula for PE | mgh |
| formula for KE | 1/2m x v^2 |
| amount of matter and object has | mass |
| speed with a direction | velocity |
| SI units for mass | kilograms (kg) |