Newton's Laws Flashcards

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what is inertia?

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the tendency of an object that tells if to stay still or continue moving

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describe Newton’s second law

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an object will move on the direction of an unbalanced force

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what is second law’s formula?

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force(N) = mass(kg) X acceleration (m/s2)

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describe Newton’s third law

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for every force there is another force in the opposite direction but with the same strength (every force comes in pairs)

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what is momentum?

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is a property that tells how hard is to stop an object in motion

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describe Newton’s 1st law in your own words

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when an object is in motion it will continue moving if an object is still it will continue still, until an unbalanced force acts on it

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momentum formula is….

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P(momentum kgm/s) =

mass(kg) X velocity(m/s)

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