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