ewton's First Law of Motion: Law of Inertia Flashcards
1
Q
Tendency of the object to resist changes in its motion or tendency to remain in its position or to keep on doing what it is doing.
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INERTIA
2
Q
Newton’s First Law of Motion states:
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“An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in
motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.”
3
Q
The more _______ an object has, the more inertia it possesses.
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MASS
4
Q
Is the amount of matter that an object possesses.
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MASS
5
Q
The force exerted on an object due to the force of gravity.
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WEIGHT
6
Q
Unit of measurement of Weight?
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kg*m/s2 or newton
7
Q
Its standard unit of measurement of Mass?
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kilogram (kg)
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