Vocabulary – quarter A
Chapter 1 and chapter 2:
Scientific method
Significant digits
Scientific notation
Accuracy
Precision
Independent quantity
Dependent quantity
Direct relationsip
Indirect relationship
Chapter 3 and chapter 4:
Particle diagram
Vectors
Scalars
Displacement
Speed
Velocity
Instantaneous velocity
Average velocity
Acceleration
Motion
Vector addition
Vector resolution
Vector components
Chapter 5
Position
Free fall
Chapter 6:
Force
Net force
Free body diagrams
Normal force
Friction
Weight
Coefficient of static friction
Coefficient of kinetic friction
Terminal velocity
Periodic motion
Simple harmonic motion
Period
Frequency
Pendulum
Inertia
Chapter 7:
Equilibrium
Equilibrant
Projectile
Trajectory
Centripetal acceleration
Centripetal force
Centrifugal force
Chapter 8:
Universal graviation
Gravitational force
Weigthlessness
Inertial mass
Gravitational mass