Definitions Flashcards
Acceleration
A change in an objects velocity-speed up, slow down, change direction
Force
a push or pull on a certain object
balanced force
Forces that are equal in magnitude and going in separate directions- no change in motion, net force is 0
unbalanced force
forces that are unequal and have a change in motion
net force
sum of all forces acting on an object
inertia
the tendency to resist a change in motion
mass
A measure of how much matter something contains
Weight
Force of attraction between you and earth
gravity
attractive force between any two objects
friction
a force that opposes motion between two objects
Law of inertia
An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by another force
Law of acceleration
An object will travel the same way as the net force
Law of action, reaction
For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction