Newton Flashcards
Inertia
Property of an object that causes it to resist a change in its style of rest or uniform motion
Weight
The gravitational force the earth exerts on any object on or near its surface
Normal Force
The perpendicular force exerted by a surface on an object in contact with it
Frictional Force
The force that opposes the motion of an object
Tension in a string/cable
The tension in a string is the same thought the entire string
Newton’s 1 law
An object continues in a state or rest or uniform velocity unless it’s acted upon by a net or resultant force
Newton’s 2 law
When a net force, Fnet, is applied to an object of mass,m, ir accelerates in the direction of the net force. The acceleration,a, is directly proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to mass
Newton’s 3 Law
When object A exerts a force on object B, object B simultaneously exerts an oppositely directed force of equal magnitude on object A