Newton's laws of motion Flashcards

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what is inertia?

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Inertia is the tendency for an object to remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.

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What is mass?

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Mass is a quantitative measure of inertia (kg)

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What is frames of Reference? (if it holds)

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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.

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What is frames of reference? (if it doesn’t holds)

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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.

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