chapter 12 Flashcards

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1
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The force that causes a 1-kg mass to accelerate at a rate of 1 meter per second each second.

A

Newton

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A force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past each other.

A

friction

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A push or a pull that acts on an object.

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force

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A force that opposes the direction of motion of an object as it slides over a surface.

A

sliding friction

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5
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The fluid friction acting on an object moving through the air.

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air resistance

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The curved path of an object in free-fall after it is given an initial forward velocity.

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projectile motion

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The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion.

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inertia

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A measure of the inertia of an object and depends on the amount of matter the object contains.

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mass

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The force of gravity acting on an object.

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weight

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10
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The product of an object´s mass and its velocity.

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momentum

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Law stating that the total momentum of a system does not change if no net force acts on the system.

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Law of Conservation of Momentum

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A force associated with charged particles, which has two aspects, electric force and magnetic force.

A

electromagnetic force

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13
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The powerful attractive force that binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus.

A

strong nuclear force

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14
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A powerful attractive force that acts over a short-range.

A

weak nuclear force

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15
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An attractive force that acts between any two objects.

A

gravitational force

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A force that continuously changes the direction of an object to make it move in a circle.

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centripetal force

17
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The overall force acting on an object after all the forces are combined.

A

net force

18
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The friction force that acts on objects that are not moving.

A

static friction

19
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The force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid.

A

fluid friction

20
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A force that acts between any two masses.

A

gravity

21
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Constant velocity of a falling object when the force & air resistance = the force of gravity.

A

terminal velocity

22
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The friction force that acts on rolling objects.

A

rolling friction