Motion And Force Flashcards
Speed
How fast
Relative motion
How observer sees your motion depends on his motion
Velocity
Speed and direction
Acceleration
Change in velocity
Formula for acceleration
Unit
Final velocity-Initial velocity/time
m/s2
Vector, example
Size and direction, force
Formula for force
Unit
F=MA
Kg x m/s2 (in this case, N)
Sir Isaac Newton, book
Explained laws of motion, book= Principia
1st law
Inertia, an object stays in motion if no force works on it
2nd law
Acceleration increases with more force but decreases with more mass
3rd law
If an object exerts a force on another object, the other object exerts the same force back.
Action/reaction
Centripetal force, formula
Keeps an object moving in a circle
Mass x acceleration
Momentum
Formula
Unit
Measure of mass in motion
P=mv
Kg x m/s
Conservation of momentum
Example
Total momentum of object does not change if no other force works on it
Newton balls
Gravity
Formula
Force that attracts objects due to their masses
F=mg