Newton's Laws Flashcards

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Newton’s 1st Law

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Inertia objects’ resistance to change its motion.

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What gives an object inertia?

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Mass

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Newton’s 2nd Law

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Force = Mass x Acceleration

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4
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Direct Relationship

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Same Direction

Force increases Acceleration increases

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Inverse Relationship

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Opposite Direction

Mass increases Acceleration decreases

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Newton’s 3rd Law

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Every action results in an equal and
opposite reaction.
ex: push against the floor, floor pushes against me with equal and opposite force.

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7
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Independent variable

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the one variable that is changed in exp.

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Dependent variable

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observed and depends on what the variable is changed.

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