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What is Gravity?

A

A non-contact force that gives an object’s weight

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What is Force?

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a push, pull or twist in a particular way.

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3
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What’s Mass?

A

how much matter is inside of you.

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What’s unbalanced forces?

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Can change an object motion.

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What’s a balanced force?

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Don’t cause a change in an object’s motion.

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6
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What is air resistance?

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is the opposing force to gravity.

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7
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What is friction?

A

is a contact force.

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What is weight?

A

measure of the pull of gravity on your mass

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What is Newton’s 1st law of motion?

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an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external unbalanced.

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10
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Sinking?

A

objects that sink push on a liquid.

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Floating?

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If the buoyancy exceeds the weight, then the object floats.

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Neutral buoyancy?

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If the buoyancy equals the weight, the object has neutral buoyancy.

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13
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What is Density?

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is how much mass a substance has in a given space.

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14
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What is a lever?

A

is a simple machine that uses the turning effect of a force to make a task easier.

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What is a Fulcrum?

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The turning point of a lever.

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16
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What is a Load?

A

The resistance to motion that a lever works against

17
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What is an effort?

A

The force required to cause movement.

18
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1st order lever?

A

EFL- Has the fulcrum in the middle

19
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2nd order lever?

A

ELF- Has the load in the middle

20
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3rd order lever?

A

FEL- Has the effort in the middle

21
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Buoyancy?

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22
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An example for 1st class levers

A

Hammer removing nail, opening a tin with a spoon and scissors cutting paper.

23
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An example for 2nd class levers

A

Wheelbarrow, stapler and nutcracker.

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An example for 3rd class levers

A

Sweeping the floor, tweezers, tongs and staplers.

25
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True or false: Is friction bad?

A

Trick question! True: Friction can be good and bad

26
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Will you get an A??

A

NOOOO!!!!!!!! :)))

27
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What is magnetism?

A

a non- contact force