Module 10 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Newton’s First Law
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An object in motion (or at rest) will tend to stay in motion (or at rest) until it is acted upon by an outside force
2
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Inertia
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The tendency of an object to resist changes In it’s velocity
3
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Friction
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A force that opposes motion, resulting from the contact of two surfaces.
4
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Newton’s Second law of Motion
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When an object is acted upon by one or more outside forces, the total force is equal to the mass of the object times the resulting acceleration
5
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Kinetic frictions
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Friction that opposes motion once the motion has already started
6
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Static friction
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Friction that opposes the initiation of motion
7
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Newton’s Third Law
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
