IPC Semester Review (Physics Semester Exam)

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Frame of reference
Position or movement may be specified or with reference to which physical laws may be mathematically stated.
Speed
The rate or a measure of the rate of motion, especially.
Velocity
The rate of speed of action or occurence.
Acceleration
The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Free Fall
Any motion of a body where its weight is the only force acting upon it.
Force
The capacity to do work or cause physical change.
Friction
A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
Gravity
A natural phenomenon by which all physical bodies attract eachother.
Terminal velocity
The fastest speed that a falling object can reach in a certain situation.
Projectile motion
Refers to the motion of an object projected into the air at an angle.
Newton's first law
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by another force.
Newton's second law
The rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force.
Newton's third law
Action and reaction are equal and opposite.
Weight
A measure of the heaviness of an object.
Mass
A large but nonspecific amount or number.