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Force,Motion,3 Laws
Quiz review
Question | Answer |
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inertia | tendency to resist a change in motion |
force | push or pull |
unbalanced forces | can change an object’s motion |
balanced forces | will not change an object’s motion |
net force | sum of all forces acting on an object |
mass | amount of matter in an object |
friction | the force that one surface exerts on another when they rub against each other |
gravity | the force that accelerates objects toward Earth |
weight | a measure of the force of gravity on an object |
air resistance | the kind of friction that slows a falling object |
Newton's 1st Law | Force (a push or pull) must be applied to an object to get it to change it's motion (inertia) |
Newton's 2nd Law | Force = Mass x Acceleration |
Newton's 3rd Law | For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |