Newton's laws Flashcards

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What is the 1st law?

A

An object remains in the same state of motion until a resultant force acts on it.

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In Newton’s 1st law,

If the resultant force on a stationary object is 0, then the object will _____________________.

If the resultant force acting on a moving object is 0, the object will ____________________________________.

A

remain stationary
continue to move with the same velolicty.

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What is the 2nd law?

The acceleration of an object is _______________ to the resultant force.

The acceleration is ___________________________ to the mass of an object.

A

proportional
inversely proportional

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What is the 3rd law?

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When 2 objects interact, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other.

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