FORCE Flashcards
1
Q
- normally refers to the measurement of a push or a pull
- anything that changes the speed and direction of moving objects or that which causes a
stationary object to start moving in a straight line
A
FORCE
2
Q
MEASURING FORCE
A
Gravitational force is the pull that the earth exerts on all objects and is measured by the weight of an
object.
3
Q
FORMULA OF FORCE
A
F = m/a
4
Q
TYPES OF FORCES
A
Gravitational force
Nuclear Force
Electromagnetic Force
5
Q
downward force that the earth exerts on objects
A
Gravitational force
6
Q
the strongest known force which holds together the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an
atom.
A
Nuclear force
7
Q
binds electrons to the atomic nucleus, atoms in the molecules, ions in solid matter, and
molecules into iquids and solids.
A
Electromagnetic force
