Science Ch3 Voc

Question 1

Force that opposes the sliding motion between 2 touching surfaces

Answer 1

Friction

Question 2

Frictional force that prevents 2 surfaces from sliding past each other

Answer 2

Static friction

Question 3

Frictional force that opposes the motion of 2 surfaces sliding past each other

Answer 3

Sliding friction

Question 4

Force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air

Answer 4

Air resistance

Question 5

Attractive force between two objects that depend on the masses of the objects and the distance between them

Answer 5

Gravity

Question 6

Gravitational force exerted on an object

Answer 6

Weight

Question 7

Acceleration of an object toward the center of a curved or circular path

Answer 7

Centripetal acceleration

Question 8

Net force that is directed toward the center of a curved or circular path

Answer 8

Centripetal force

Question 9

For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction**
That in every interaction there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects
P=MV

Answer 9

Newtons 3rd law of motion

Question 10

Property of a moving object that equals its mass times its velocity

Answer 10

Momentum

Question 11

A= net force/ meters

Answer 11

Newtons 2nd law of motion