Topic

Measureme
nts

Term
Systematic
Error
Random Error
Accuracy
Precision

Kinematics

Distance
Displacement
Speed
Velocity

Dynamics

Acceleration
Newtons 1st
Law
Newtons 2nd
Law
Newtons 3rd
Law
Momentum
Impulse

Forces

Principle of
Conservation of
Linear
Momentum
Hookes Law

Density
Pressure
Upthrust

Archimedes
Principle
Principle of
Flotation
Equilibrium
conditions

Definition
All readings or measurements being always
smaller/larger than true value by a fixed
amount
Readings and measurements being scattered
about a mean value
Degree of closeness of average value of
measurements to true value
Degree of agreement between repeated
measurements of the same quantity
Length of a path followed by an object
Distance moved in a specified direction from a
reference point
Rate of change of distance travelled with
respect to time
Rate of change of displacement with respect to
time
Rate of change of velocity with respect to time
A body continues in its state of rest or uniform
motion in a straight line, unless a resultant
external force acts on it
The rate of change of momentum of a body is
proportional to the resultant force acting on it
and occurs in the direction of the force
If Body A exerts a force on Body B, then Body B
exerts but equal and opposite force on Body A
Product of a bodys mass and velocity
Product of a force acting on an object and the
time for which it acts
When bodies in a system interact, the total
momentum of a system remains constant,
provided no external force acts on it
The extension of a spring (or wire) is
proportional to the applied load if the limit of
proportionality is not exceeded
Mass per unit volume
Force per unit area, where force is acting at
right angles to area
Vertical upward force exerted on a body by a
fluid when it is fully or partially submerged in
the fluid, due to the difference in fluid pressure
Buoyant force (upthrust) on a submerged
object is equal to the weight of fluid displaced
by the object
If a body floats, its upthrust = weight
1. Resultant force on object is 0
2. Resultant moment on object about any

Principle of
Moments

Moment (or
torque)
Couple

Work,
Energy and
Power

Torque of a
couple
Centre of
Gravity
Joule

Principle of
Conservation of
Energy
Power
Motion in a
Circle

Angular
displacement
Radian
Angular
velocity
Period
Frequency

Gravitation

Gravitational
field strength
Gravitational
Potential
Energy
Gravitational
Potential

axis is 0
For a body in rotational equilibrium, the sum of
all the clockwise moments about any point
must equal the sum of all the anticlockwise
moments about the same point
Product of the force and the perpendicular
distance from the point to the line of action of
the force
A pair of equal and opposite parallel forces
whose lines of action do not coincide
Product of one force and perpendicular
distance between the two forces
Point at which weight of a body appears to act
Work done by a force of 1N on an object when
it is displaced by 1m in the direction of the
force
The total energy of an isolated system is
constant. Energy can be transformed or
transferred, but the total amount of energy in
any isolated system must remain constant
Rate of work done/energy conversion with
respect to time
Angle an object makes with respect to a
reference line
Angle subtended by an arc length equal to the
radius of the arc
Rate of change of angular displacement with
respect to time
Time taken for object to make one complete
revolution
Number of complete revolutions made per unit
time
Gravitational force experienced per unit mass
(at that point)
GPE of a mass at a point in a gravitational field
is the work done by an external force in
bringing the mass from infinity to that point
Gravitational potential at a point in a
gravitational field is defined as the work done
per unit mass by an external force in bringing a
small test mass from infinity to that point