Intro to Physics Terminology

___________________ is the rate at which work is done, or energy is transferred

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• Power

_______________________ is equal to mass times acceleration

• Distance

• Force

• Work

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The rate at which a falling object gains speed

• acceleration due to gravity

• terminal velocity

• air resistance

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Final position- initial position

• distance

• displacement

• change in velocity

final velocity- initial velocity

• change in velocity

• displacement

• speed

the product of Force and Distance is

• Work

• Impulse

• Momentum

weight is

• the amount of matter in an object

• the gravitational pull acting on the mass

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The slope of a distance vs time graph

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

The slope of a displacement vs time graph

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

The slope of a velocity vs time graph

• speed

• distance

• acceleration