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6th Unit B Chp 3
6th Ch.3 study stack
Question | Answer |
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a push or a pull | force |
the force of attraction that exists between any two objects | gravity |
the amount of matter in an object | mass |
a measure of the pull of gravity on an object's mass | weight |
in the metric system, the unit used to measure force or weight | newton |
the combination of all the forces acting on an object | net force |
equal forces acting in opposite directions | balanced forces |
the change in position of one object compared to the position of another | relative motion |
the object an observer uses to detect motion | frame of reference |
the distance an object moves in a certain period of time | speed |
the speed at any given point | instantaneous speed |
a device that shows instantaneous speed | speedometer |
a measure of both the speed and direction of a moving object | velocity |
the change in velocity during a particular time period | acceleration |
a statement that describes events or relationships that exist in nature | law |
the resistance of an object to change in state of motion | inertia |
a force between surfaces that resists the movement of one surface past the other surface | friction |
the friction from air molecules hitting an object as the object moves through the air | air resistance |
All objects resist changes in motion | Newton's First Law of Motion |
An object's acceleration depends on the mass of the object and the size and direction of the force acting on it | Newton's Second Law of Motion |
When one object exerts a force upon a second object, the second object exerts and equal and opposite force upon the first object | Newton's Third Law of Motion |