newton's laws Flashcards

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newtons first law of motion:

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when the forces acting on an object are balanced, the motion of the object stays the same

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in newtons first law, a stationary object

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stays stationary

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in newtons first law, a moving object

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does not get faster/slower/change direction

it travels at a constant speed in a straight line

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newtons 2nd law of motion:

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when an unbalanced force acts on an object, the acceleration is directly proportional to the unbalanced force and inversely proportional to the mass of the object

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resultant force, mass, acceleration equation:

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F = ma

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newtons third law:

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every force causes an equal and opposite force

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when 2 objects interact, the force between them is

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the same in both directions

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action-reaction forces occur

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between 2 different objects

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in action-reactions, each force

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acts on 1 of the objects

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