Motion And Energy Flashcards

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What is Newton’s first law?

A

An object at rest will that remain that way until acted on by a force
An object that is moving will continue to the same until acted on by a force

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What is inertia?

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The tendency to resist change, e.g. When you are standing on a bus and it speed up or breaks and you fall

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3
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Why are safety features in cars important?

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Seat belts and airbags stop you from being thrown forward in a crash or if it suddenly stops

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What is Newtons Second Law?

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Force = mass x acceleration

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What is an example of good old Newty’s second law

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If you are pulling a car you will need to use more force than if you are pulling a truck or if you want to pull it at a faster rate

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What is the Third Law of Newty?

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Every action has its equal opposite reaction

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What are some common action-reaction pair

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A nail hit by a hammer exerts and equal force back

A bat hits a ball and the ball is propelled forward

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What is are the formulas for speed and acceleration

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Speed = distance/time
Acceleration = velocity/time
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