Vocabulary Newtons Laws Flashcards
1
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Describes the location of an object
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Position
2
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A location to which you compare other locations
A
Reference point
3
Q
A change in position over time
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Motion
4
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A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time
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Speed
5
Q
A quantity that has both size and direction
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Vector
6
Q
Measures a rate of change in velocity
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Acceleration
7
Q
A push or a pull
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Force
8
Q
Combination of all forces acting on an object
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Net force
9
Q
Tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
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Inertia
10
Q
Newton’s first law
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An object in motion stays in motion or an object at rest stays at rest
11
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Newton’s second law
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F=MA
Force= MASS x ACCELERATION
12
Q
Newton’s third law
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
