Chapter 10 Sections 1-4 Flashcards
Force
A push or a pull
Newton
The si unit for the strength of a force
Net force
The combination of all forces acting on an object
Unbalanced forces
Cause an object to stop moving, start moving, or change direction
Balanced forces
Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions
Friction
The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other
Two factors that determine strength of friction
How hard the surfaces push together and the types of surfaces
What are the 4 types of friction?
Static, sliding, rolling, and fluid
Static friction
The friction that acts on objects that are not moving
Sliding friction
The friction that occurs when toe solid surfaces slide over each other
Rolling friction
The friction when an object rolls across a surface
Fluid friction
The friction that occurs when a soils object moves through a fluid
Gravity
A force that pulls objects toward each other
The law of universal gravitation
The force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe
What are two factors that effect gravitational attraction between objects
Mass and distance
Mass
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Weight
A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object
Free fall
When the only force acting on an object is gravity
Air resistance
A type of fluid friction on objects falling through air
Terminal velocity
The greatest velocity a falling object can reach
When is terminal velocity reached?
When the force of air resistance equals the weight of the object
Projectile
An object that is thrown
Newton’s third law
If o r object exerts a force on another object then the second object exerts a force of equal strength in the opposite direction of the first object (for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction)
What makes up action reaction pair
The action force and reaction force