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Date _____________________________

Momentum Vocabulary words 1-8

DIRECTIONS: Add pictures and a sample sentence for each provided term. Use the multiple choice answers to make a
prediction about the word. Use the OpenStax textbook and physicsclassroom.com website to take notes on the definition
for each vocabulary word, including whether the physics quantity is a vector or scalar. Create a definition in your own
words based on your notes (Hint: QT means Quantity Type: Vector or Scalar)

Vocabulary Word
Image
1. mass
We use a triple beam
balance to measure
the mass of an object

Prediction the
Definition
A. Dependent on
the value of the
acceleration due
to gravity
B. Depends on
how much stuff or
matter is present
in an object.
C. People on a diet
are really
concerned about
losing it.
D. Can vary based
on your physical
location

Take notes on the

Definition

QT

Units

Definition in your
words

Measurement of
Inertia.
Depends on
matter.
Does not Change
based on location.
Is not affected by
the Acceleration
Due to Gravity

Scalar

kg

Mass measures
how much matter
is present. Mass
tells us how
resistant an
object is to
changes in its
motion.

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Vocabulary Word
Image

2. velocity

3. momentum

4. Net Force

Momentum Vocabulary words 1-8

Predict the
Definition
A. Describes how fast
you are going
B. Measures the
change in your position
over time
C.
Describes
speeding up or slowing
down
D. Does not involve a
direction
A. Has units of Joule
B. Never Changes for
an object
C.
A less massive
object can never have
more momentum than
a more massive object
D. Changes with the
velocity of an object
E. Accounts for all of
the forces on an
object
F. Only relates to the
force of gravity
G. Does not relate to
objects at rest

H.

Has units of m/s2

Take notes on the

Definition

QT

Units

Work that is
hard and
tiresome

Nou
n

A
representative
or messenger
(as of a
government)

noun Agent,

A small room
or
compartment

noun

Toil,
labor,
grind

Definition in your
words

Play,
amusement,
recreation,
fun

ambass
ador,
emissary,
minister

Enclosur Vast hall,

e, hole- auditorium
in-the-

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Vocabulary Word
Image

5. Inertia

Momentum Vocabulary words 1-8

Predict the
Definition

E. All objects have it

F. Is a force that
measures how hard it is
to stop an object
G.
Fast moving
objects have more
inertia than slow
moving objects
H. Does not exist in a
gravity free place

6. Kinetic Energy
E. Depends on the
position of an object
F. Depends on the
speed of an object
G.
Has a direction
Associated with it
H. Has Units of Newtons

Take notes on the

Definition

QT

Units

Work that is
hard and
tiresome

Nou
n

A
representative
or messenger
(as of a
government)

noun Agent,

Toil,
labor,
grind

ambass
ador,
emissary,
minister

Definition in your
words

Play,
amusement,
recreation,
fun

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Momentum Vocabulary words 1-8

Vocabulary Word

Predict the

Take notes on the

Image

Definition

Definition

7. Elastic Collision

8. Inelastic
Collision

I. Kinetic energy is
transferred into heat
after this type of
collision
J. Describes a tennis
racket hitting a ball
K. Describes a
linebacker sacking a
quarterback
L. Only occurs with
objects made of
rubber
I. Objects move with
the same velocity once
they come in contact
with each other
J. The kinetic energy is
the same before and
after the objects come
in contact with one
another
K. Only happens in a
perfect system with
only a single applied
force
L. Cannot happen
between two objects
with equal mass

QT

Definition

Work that is
hard and
tiresome

Nou
n

A
representative
or messenger
(as of a
government)

noun Agent,

Toil,
labor,
grind

ambass
ador,
emissary,
minister

Non-Example

Play,
amusement,
recreation,
fun