loading...
« Previous 1
Click flashcard terms on the left to see their definitions.
High Scores
There are no High Scores Yet.
Share This List

All terms in this list:

elastic force: Energy produced by a material (string,rubber band) when it is stretched (pulled)or compressed(pushed)

tension force: the force transmitted through a string,rope, or wire when pulled tight by forces acting from each end

compression force: a squeezing or pushing applied to an object to make the object shrink

Applied/Contact Force: a push or pull requiring physical contact between an object or person and another person and another object or person

Area: is the size of two-dimensional(flat surface,length multiplied by width

Mass: a measure of how much matter an object is made of

gravity: the force that objects exert on each other because of their masses

Weight: the force gravity has on an object

orbit: the elliptical path one celestial body follows around another celestial body.

friction: a force that resists the motion between two surfaces

Bouyant force: The upward force on objects in a fluid;often called bouyancy

fluid: A substance the can flow easily,such as a gas or liquid

Air resistance: The fluid friction due to the air

Pressure: a measure of how much force an object is exerting on a certain area

Pascal: the unit to measure pressure

Friends with BookmarkOS

Definitions from Wiktionary under the GNU FDL.
Sentences copyrighted by their respective publishers.
terms of service privacy policy