Newton's Laws of Motion Flashcards

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First law of Emotion

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An object in motion will stay in motion, and an object t rest will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts on it.

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Second law of Emotion

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An object that has an unbalanced force acting on it will accelerate in the direction of that force.

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Third law of Emotion

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Force always occur in equal and opposite pairs.

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Motion

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a change in an object’s position over time.

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Reference point

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The object that appears to stay in place.

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Speed

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An object is a measure of the distance an object moves in a given amount of time.

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Velocity

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An object is a quantity that describe the speed of the object and its direction of travel.

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Acceleration

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The rate at which velocity change

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Inertia

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The tendency of objects to resist any change in motion.

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Reference frame

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It makes sense to choose a set of objects that are all stationary with respect to each other.

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