Newton’s Laws of Motion Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Friction
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Force that opposes motition between two surfaces
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Mass
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Amount of matter in an object or a measure or the inertia of an object
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Inertia
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Resistance to change
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Velocity
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Speed of an object, but in a specific direction
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Force
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Push or pull
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Weight
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Measure of gravitational attraction or force or gravity pulling one object toward the center of another object
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First Law of Motion
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Every object ppersists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it
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Motion
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The result of unbalanced forces
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Gravity
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the force that pulls on objects and causes acceleration if the objects are not ballanced by an opposing force
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Speed
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Distance traveled per unit time
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Second Law of Motion
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Force is equal to the change in monentum (mV) per change in time. For a constant mass, force equals mass times acceleration. F=m a
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Third Law of Motion
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite direction
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Acceleration
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The rate velocity changes with time
