5.12 Inertia And Newtons Third Law Flashcards
Until acted upon by a resultant force what happens to an object?
Objects at rest stay on rest and objects that are moving at a steady speed will stay moving
What is the tendency to continue in the same state of motion called ?
Inertia
What does an objects inertial mass measure ?
How difficult it is to change the velocity of an object
What is Newton’s third law ?
When two objects interact the forces they exert on each other are equal and opposite
If you push something what will happen
It will push back against you twice as hard
What happens when a skater pushes on another skater
The first skater feels and equal and opposite force from other skater . Both skaters feel the same sized force but in opposite direction so accelerate away from each other
If a man pushes on a wall what happens
There is a normal contact force acting back on him as the man
Pushes the wall the wall ‘pushes back’ with an equal force