(4)forces in action Flashcards

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what is newton’s first law?

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a body will remian at rest or constant velocity unless acted upon by a resultant force

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describe mass

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  • measure of body’s inertia (resistance to chnage velocity)
  • bodys with more mass= greater inertia= more force to chnage velocity
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describe weight

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the force of attraction that acts on abody- owing to it having mass, and it being in a gravitational field

can only ever accelerate a body in the vertical plane

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How would you find the fraction of the object submerged into a liquid while floating?

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