Newton's Laws of Motion Flashcards

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first law of motion

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an object in motion stays in motion, or an object at rest stays at rest until an unbalanced net force acts upon it

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more mass=

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more intertia

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second law of motion

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a net force acting on an object causes the object to accelerate in the direction of the force

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force unit

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Newtons

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equation for force

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force = mass x acceleration

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acceleration is determined by…

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size of force and the mass of an object

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third law of motion

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for every action (or force) there is an equal and opposite reaction (or force)

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definition of momentum

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property of moving object resulting from its mass and velocity

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