Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Newton’s First Law

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Inertia - something will not move unless acted upon. Constant motion

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Newton’s Second Law

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Force = Mass x Acceleration

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Velocity

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Speed plus a direction

m/s

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Acceleration

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Change in speed or direction for an object. Caused by unbalanced forces.
m/s^2

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Newton’s Third Law

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Force Pairs - action reaction pairs

We exert the same force on the earth as it does on us, but because our mass is so small, we don’t even notice

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