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1
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Deals with the concepts that are needed to describe motion

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Kinematics

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Deals with the effect that forces have on motion

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Dynamics

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It is a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop or change direction

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Force

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Forces are often due to?

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strings, ropes, cables , friction, muscle effort, etc.

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5
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SI Unit for force

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1N (neuton)

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6
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Who stated the Newton’s Law of Motion

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Isaac Newton

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Where did Isaac Newton stated the law of motion

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Philosphiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica in 1687

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Newton used the law of motion to?

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investigate and explain the motion of objects

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What is the 1st law of motion

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an object at rest will remain at rest

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10
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It is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its velocity: whether in motion or motionless

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Inertia

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What is the 2nd law of motion

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Law of Acceleration

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What is the formula for the 2nd law of motion

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F = MA

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13
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What is the 3rd Law of Motion

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Law of Action and Reaction

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Pictures that show the size and direction of all force acting on an object

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Free - Body Diagram

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It acts to oppose sliding motion between surfaces

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Friction force

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Contact force exerted by a surface on an object

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Normal force

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Exerted by a string, rope, or cable when attached to a body & pulled

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Tension force

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Long - range force due to gravitational attraction between two objects, generally earth & an object

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Weight Force

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It is a direction of force parallel to surface and opposite direction of sliding

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Friction force

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It is a direction of force perpendicular to & away from the surface

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Normal force

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It is a direction of force away from object and parallel to spring, rope or cable at point of attachment

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Tension force

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It is a direction of force straight down toward center of Earth

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Weight force / Gravity force

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A type of friction force that keeps an object from moving

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Static friction

24
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A type of friction for a moving object

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Kinetic friction

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It is proportional to the magnitude of the normal force exerted on an object by the surface

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Coefficient of Friction

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How much matter an object contains

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Mass

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Force exerted on a mass by gravity

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Weight

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It is constant for an object

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Mass

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It is dependent on the gravity of the place

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Weight

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Unit of Mass

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Kilogram/ Kg

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Unit of Weight

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Newton/ N

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Force in direction of motion is what matters

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Work

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It is a component of force that does not cause the block to move

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Vertical Component

34
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It is a component of force actually do work

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Horizontal Component

35
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It has the ability to do work

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Energy

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When work is done on an object, the object’s ______

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energy changes

37
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It is the energy of motion

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Kinetic Energy

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It is the energy of position or condition

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Potential Energy

39
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It is the change of energy

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Work

40
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It is the total amount of energy in the universe remains the same

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Conservation of Energy

41
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It is the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of an object

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Mechanical Energy

42
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A measure of how quickly work is done

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Power

43
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The faster work is done, the greater the ____

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Power

44
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Unit of Power

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Watt (W)

45
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Unit of Work

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Joules (J)

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Formula for weight (Fg)

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mass times gravity

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