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IPC 3
Term | Definition |
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Field | a region of space in which every point has a physical quantity, such as a force. |
Force | A force is a push or pull on an object.` |
Friction | Friction is the force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are in contact. |
Gravity | Gravity is an attractive force between all objects that have mass. |
Net Force | The net force on an object is the combination of all the forces action on the object. |
Weight | gravitational force exerted on an object. |
Inertia | is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |
Newton's first law of motion | states that the motion of an object at rest or moving with constant velocity will not change unless an unbalanced force acts on the object. |
Newton's second law of motion | states that the acceleration of an object depends on it mass and the net force exerted on it. |
Newton's third law of motion | when an object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force on the first object. |
Air resistance | Is a force that opposes an object's motion through the air. |
Centripetal Force | Causes an object to move in a circular path. |
Free fall | if gravity is the only force acting on an object, then the object is in freefall. |
Law of conservation of motion | that if an object exert forces only on each-other, their total momentum is conserved. |
Terminal velocity | the maximum speed an object will reach when falling through a substance such as ai. |