Forces Flashcards
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Centre of mass
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The point through which gravity can be thought to act.
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Resultant force is
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The sum of forces acting on an object.
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Newton’s 1st law
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If there is no resultant force no acceleration will take place.
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Newton’s 2nd law
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If there is a resultant force the object will accelerate to the degree of Force = Mass x Acceleration
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Newton’s 3rd law
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All forces occur in 3rd law pairs. These are equal but opposite forces of the same type acting along the same line on 2 interacting objects.
