Unit 7- Newton's Laws Flashcards

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1
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First law is also know as:

A

The law of Inertia

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2
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When will an object stop moving in the same direction??

A

When an unbalanced object acts on it

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3
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What is inertia??

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The tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion

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4
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What property determines how much interia an object has??

A

Mass

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5
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What object has more interia??

Hammer or tennis ball??

A

Hammer

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6
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Newton’s 2nd law:

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When an unbalanced force is applied to a mass it causes it to accelerate

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7
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The greater the force the __________ the acceleration

A

Greater

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8
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The lesser the force the________ the acceleration

A

Lesser

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9
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If the same force is applied to a large mass it’ll have _________ acceleration

A

Less

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10
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If the same force is applied to an object with a small mass it’ll have ___________ acceleration q

A

More

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11
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What does F=MA stand for??

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F= force m=mass a=acceleration

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12
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What r the units used for force??

A

Newtons

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13
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Measurement for mass

A

Weight in grams

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14
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Measurement for acceleration

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Speed m/s

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15
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The third law of motion:

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Every time there is an action force, there is a re-action force that is equal in size and acts in an opposite direction

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16
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The third law is also known as :

A

The law of conservation of momentum

17
Q

Newton’s third law states the forces must occur in_______\

A

Pairs

18
Q

What’s the reaction force??

Your butt pushing on ur desk seat

A

Chair pushes up

19
Q

What law is this??

Photo of one sitting then being slammed forward in a car

A

1st law

20
Q

What does the picture represent

Tug of war

A

2nd law

21
Q

What does this represent?

Cannonball shooting out, exhaust filling in back of cannon

A

3rd law

22
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First law:

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An object that is not moving, or is at rest will stayed at rest and an object will keep moving with a constant speed and in the same direction