Acceleration/Inertia Flashcards
A push or pull that one body exerts on another
Force
Rate of change of velocity
Acceleration
When 2 or more forces act on one object at the same time
Net Force
Forces on an object that are equal in size and going in opposite directions
Balanced Forces
A force that causes an object to stay at rest until a net force acts upon it
Inertia
This law explains how an object will stay in motion (which is inertia) until a net force acts on it
Newton’s First Law of Motion
A= change in velocity
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Time
Calculating acceleration
Accelerating force in an upward sense or direction, such as from bottom to top, or from seat to head;
The acceleration in the direction that this force is applied.
Positive Acceleration
Acceleration in a direction opposite to the velocity, or in the direction of the negative axis of a coordinate system.
Negative acceleration
____ forces do not cause a change in motion.
Balanced
_____ forces always cause a change in motion.
Unbalanced
final velocity minus initial velocity over time
Acceleration Forlmula
