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Physics: Semester Exam Vocabulary

Across
An object is said to be undergoing this motion if gravity is the only force affecting it
The direction something is moving if the position vs. time graph is sloping downward
The direction something is moving if the position vs. time graph is sloping upward
Name for an object that has been thrown or launched into the air, and has only gravity acting upon it
A measurement of an object’s change in velocity
How fast something is moving, regardless of direction
Type of force that occurs when an object is in contact with a surface (this force acts perpendicular to the surface)
An object’s location relative to the origin
Type of force that occurs when a rope (or similar) is pulled tight
Down
The steepness (or rise/run) of a graph
Any measurement that has both a magnitude and a direction
The name for the final vector that you get when you add two perpendicular components
Type of force that occurs when an object is sliding across a surface (this force acts parallel to the surface)
Type of force that occurs whenever you are near an object with mass (in other words, always!)
Name for the two independent horizontal and vertical parts of a vector
How far an object is from the starting position (this can be positive or negative)
Breaking a vector into its two components
Name for a force diagram in which all of the forces cancel out and the object's motion is constant
The total amount that something traveled (like the odometer reading in a car)
A measurement of both how fast and which direction something is moving (this is also equal to the slope of a position vs. time graph!)