Newton's laws of motion Flashcards
what is inertia?
Inertia is the tendency for an object to remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
What is mass?
Mass is a quantitative measure of inertia (kg)
What is frames of Reference? (if it holds)
a frame of reference in which Newton’s first law holds is an inertial frame of reference. All frames of reference travelling at a constant speed are inertial frame of reference.
What is frames of reference? (if it doesn’t holds)
A frame of reference in which Newton’s first law does not old is a non-inertial or accelerated frame of reference. The earth is a good approximation to an inertial due to rotation around the sum are very small, small enough for the earth to appear to be an inertial frame of reference.