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Hewitt Ch 3 Flashcards

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The amount of matter in an object.

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Mass

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kilogram

Is a unit of?

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Mass

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newton

Is a unit of?

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Force

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meter

Is a unit of?

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Distance

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inch

Is a unit of?

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Distance

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kg m/sec

Is a unit of?

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Momentum

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grams x miles/hr

Is a unit of?

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Momentum

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m/(s x s)

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Acceleration

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m/s2

Is a unit of?

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Acceleration

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m/s

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Speed

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m/s - North

Is a unit of?

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Velocity

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miles/hr

Is a unit of?

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Speed

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cm/day

Is a unit of?

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Speed

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miles East

Is a unit of?

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Displacement

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miles/hr - West

Is a unit of?

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Velocity

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m/s SouthEast

Is a unit of?

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Velocity

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Pounds

Is a unit of?

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Force

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kiloNewtons

Is a unit of?

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Force

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milliNewtons

Is a unit of?

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Force

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21
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A force is a

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Push or a Pull

22
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Normal Force means a force ___________ to a surface

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Perpendicular

23
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Normal

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Perpendicular

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Another way to say perpendicular

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Normal

25
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How can you determine the direction in which friction acts upon a moving object

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Friction will act in the direction opposite of the motion of the object.

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Definition of Mass

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The amount of matter in an object.

(Each time you add an atom to an object, you add mass)

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Definition of Weight

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The force of gravity upon an object.

28
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Mass and Weight mean ____________ things.

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Different

29
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Formula for finding Weight

Weight = ___________ x ____________

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Weight = mass x gravity

30
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What is this thing?

(scroll down and look at entire picture)

A

Your secret weapon to get 4 questions right on the upcoming test.

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What can this tell you about mass and weight?

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The Earth’s gravity applies a force of

9.8-Newtons to a 1-kg mass

32
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If you took this thingy to the moon and looked at it, the mass would _______________?

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Stay the same.

The 1-kg label on th object will still say 1-kg, and it will still be correct.

33
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If you took this thingy to the moon and looked at it, the weight would _______________?

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Go down.

The moon has less gravity, so the red needle would only point to about 2.

34
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What can this thingy tell you about weight?

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Weight is a force.

40
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The force of gravity upon an object

A

weight

41
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Two definitions of acceleration

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Change in speed or direction

or

Change in Velociy

42
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Formula for acceleration

Accleration =

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Acceleration = change in velocity/change in time

can also be written as:

a = Δv / Δt

43
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Mass means pretty much the same thing as ________

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Inertia

44
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If there is no air friction, which would experience a greater acceleration when dropped off a cliff, a large rock or a small rock?

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Neither, both would accelerate at the same rate, and both would reach the ground at the same time.

45
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Gravitational Field Strength near the Earth’s surface

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9.8 newtons/kilogram

46
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What are these things?

A

Ball Bearings

47
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The word “static” means….

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at rest

48
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Static Friction means

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The force of friction preventing a motionless object from moving.

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Sliding Fricition means…

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The force of friction impeding the motion of an object sliding across a surface.

50
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Air Friction

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The force of friction impeding the motion of an object fighting its way through the air.

(It has to bump the air molecules out of the way)

51
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You can reduce the friction between to sliding surfaces by coating the surfaces with a ______________.

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Lubricant

(oil, grease. etc)

53
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What would happen to your mass if you left Earth and went to Jupiter?

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Nothing.

Mass is a measure of how much “stuff” or matter there is in an object.

54
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What would happen to your weight if you left Earth and went to Jupiter?

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Your weight would go up.

Jupiter has a much stronger gravitational field than the Earth. Weight is the pull of gravity upon an object.

55
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Interaction

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When two objects have an effect upon each other.

56
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Three most common types of interaction

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Touch

Gravity

Friction

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