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powerpoint ch. 3
sections 1-3
Question | Answer |
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What happens to a ball at rest in the middle of a flat field? | It is in equilibrium. |
Who was the Greek scientist who was around in the 4th century B.C.? | Aristotle |
What were the two kinds of motion he studied? | natural motion and violent motion |
What are the two kinds of natural motion? | straight up and down motion and circular motion |
Who was the polish scientist who founded astronomy? | Copernicus |
What did Copernicus believe the Earth did? | He believed the Earht revolved around the sun rather that vice versa. |
Who was the Italien scientist who supported Copernicus? | Galileo Galilei |
What two things are a ball on a ramp affected by? | gravity and speed |
What is a combination of all forces action on an object? | Net Force |
What do the arrows show on the diagram? | The vectors (direction and magnitude) |
When applied forces act on the some direction what is the opperation? | add the forces |
When appplied forces act in opposite directions What is the opperation? | subtract the forces |