Lesson 2 Gravity and Friction Flashcards
1
Q
a force of attraction between objects due to their masses
A
gravity
2
Q
a contact force that resists motion between two objects
A
friction
3
Q
an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
A
balance
4
Q
strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
A
force
5
Q
a coherent; typically large body of matter with no definite shape
A
mass
6
Q
the SI unit of force.
A
newton
7
Q
a weighing scale for friction and the amount of force needed for an object needs to stretch the spring
A
spring scale
8
Q
the quantity of matter contained in something; a heavy object, especially one being lifted or carried
A
weight
