Forces Flashcards
What is a push or pull one body exerts on another?
force
An object moving at a constant velocity keeps moving at that velocity(unless acted upon by an outside force)is what?
Newton’s first law
What is the tendency of an object to resist any change in motion?
Inertia
What is the combination of all forces that act on an object?
Net force
Every object exerts a force on every other object is called what?
Gravity
What is the amount of “stuff”that makes you up called?
Mass
What is the force of gravity on your mass?
Weight
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is what?
Newtons 3rd Law of Motion
Mass on the move is what?
Momentum
What is something that is thrown or shot through the air?
Projectile
What is a force that is moving towards the center of a curved or circular path?
Centripetal Force
What is a force that opposes motion between to objects that are touching each other?
Friction
What resists getting an object moving?
Static Friction
What resists keeping an object moving?
Kinetic Friction
What is Force=Mass x Acceleration(F=MxA)
Newtons 2nd law