KIC VCE physics unit 3 motion words

Mr. saunders (Australia)
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  1. acceleration
    (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
  2. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  3. angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect
  4. axis
    the center around which something rotates
  5. collide
    cause to crash together
  6. collision
    a brief event in which two or more particles come together
  7. compress
    squeeze or push together
  8. constant
    a quantity that does not vary
  9. cylindrical
    having the form of a cylinder
  10. dimension
    magnitude or extent
  11. direction
    relation between something and the course on which it moves
  12. downward
    extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
  13. drag
    pull, as against a resistance
  14. elastic
    capable of resuming shape after stretching or compression
  15. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  16. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  17. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
  18. geostationary
    having an orbit that matches the earth's rotation
  19. geosynchronous
    of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours
  20. gravitational
    of or relating to or caused by gravitation
  21. gravitational
    of or relating to or caused by gravitation
  22. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  23. horizontal
    parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
  24. inelastic
    not able to resume shape after stretching or compression
  25. kinetic energy
    the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of motion
  26. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
  27. maximum
    the largest possible quantity
  28. minimum
    the smallest possible quantity
  29. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  30. normal
    forming a right angle
  31. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  32. perpendicular
    intersecting at or forming right angles
  33. potential energy
    energy stored by a body or system by virtue of its position
  34. radius
    a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle
  35. reaction
    the opposite force when a force is applied to a body
  36. rotation
    a single complete turn
  37. smooth
    having a surface free from roughness or irregularities
  38. speed
    distance travelled per unit time
  39. tension
    the physical condition of being stretched or strained
  40. uniform
    always the same
  41. upward
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  42. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  43. vertical
    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  44. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  45. orbit
    the path of a celestial body in its revolution about another
  46. inertia
    the tendency of something to stay in rest or motion
  47. impulse
    the act of applying force suddenly
Created on Thu Mar 14 04:41:38 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Mar 14 06:00:36 EDT 2013)

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