Physics Vocabulary
matter
A subject or situation under consideration.
energy
The capacity to do work or produce change.
Glossary Reference
Scientific terms related to matter, energy, motion, and fundamental natural laws.
matter
A subject or situation under consideration.
energy
The capacity to do work or produce change.
force
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
velocity
The speed of something in a given direction.
acceleration
The act or process of accelerating; an increase in speed.
inertia
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion or rest.
mass
A large body of matter with no definite shape.
kinetic
Relating to or resulting from motion.
potential
The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into existence.
thermodynamics
The branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy.
equilibrium
A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
friction
The resistance encountered when one surface moves over another.
momentum
The quantity of motion an object has, which is the product of its mass and velocity.
acceleration
The act or process of accelerating; an increase in speed.
gravity
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
pressure
The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
work
Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result.
nuclear
The central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons.
electromagnetic
Related to the combined electric and magnetic fields.
entropy
A measure of the amount of disorder or randomness in a system, often used in thermodynamics and information theory.
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