Forces And Motion Flashcards

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1
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Newton’s second law is describing this when an object moves by unbalanced force

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Motion of an object

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Mathematical equation for velocity of a falling object

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(Change in v)=g x t

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Constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistance is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity

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Terminal velocity

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4
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The force that opposes the motion of objects through air

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Air resistance

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5
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The force that causes it to be very difficult to see 1st law in action

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Friction

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6
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Quantity defined as the product of the mass and velocity of an object

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Momentum

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The curved path that an object follows when thrown, launched, or otherwise projected near the surface of the Earth

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Projectile motion

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The unbalanced force that causes objects to move in a circle path

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Centripetal force

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9
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Equation for momentum

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P= m x v

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10
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When objects collide the total amount of momentum stays the same

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Law of Conservation of Momentum

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The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if object is moving to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object

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Inertia

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12
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The amount of net force acting on objects described by the 1st law

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0 N

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13
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Golf ball sitting on a tee

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Example of an object at rest

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Mass of the combined objects is equal to the masses of the two objects added together

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Objects sticking together

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15
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The transfer of momentum causes objects to move in different directions at different speeds

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Bouncing off each other

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16
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Mathematical expression for 2nd law

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A=F/m

17
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Newtons 3rd law simply stated

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All forces come in pairs

18
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Types of force that are exerted after another force has already occurred

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Equal and opposite

19
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The total net force on an object if action and reaction forces act on the same object

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0 N

20
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Explains why it isn’t always easy to see reaction force to an action force: ball is pulled toward the earth, not the earth is pulled toward the ball

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Newtons 2nd law

21
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Two things that A is dependent on according to 2nd law

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Mass and force

22
Q

What acts on objects to make them move or stop

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Unbalanced force