Newton's Laws Of Motion (QUIZ) Flashcards

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The characteristic of the action and reaction forces in Newton’s Third Law, indicating they have the same strength.

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Equal Magnitude

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The imaginary force experienced in a non-inertial reference frame, such as the sensation of being pushed backward in an accelerating car.

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Fictitious Force

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  1. This law states that “if a net external force acts on an object, acceleration occurs—the direction of which is similar to that of the net external force.”
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Newton’s Second Law of Motion

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A pair of forces that consists of the action and reaction forces in an interaction according to Newton’s Third Law.

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Action-Reaction Pair

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The property of an object that causes it to resist changes to its state of motion or rest.

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Inertia

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The name given to Newton’s First Law, which describes an object’s tendency to maintain its state of motion or rest.

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Law of Inertia

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This refers to change in velocity. When the net external force (or the combination of individual forces exerted on an object) is not zero, it occurs.

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Acceleration

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The scientist who conducted experiments with balls and inclined planes to develop the concept of inertia.

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Galileo Galilei

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The force that object B applies on object A in response to the action force according to Newton’s Third Law.

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Reaction Force

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It is the SI unit of mass

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Kilogram (kg)

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