Newton's Laws

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Net Force

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The overall force acting on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are combined.

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Force

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A push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.

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Newton's 1st Law

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An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force.

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Newton's 2nd Law

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The acceleration of an object is dependent on the net force acting upon the object and the object's mass. (F=ma)

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Newton's 3rd Law

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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Free Body Diagram

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A graphical illustration used to visualize the applied forces, movements, and resulting reactions on a body in a given condition.

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Inertia

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The resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity.

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Mass

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A measure of the amount of matter in an object, typically in kilograms or grams.

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Weight

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The force exerted on an object due to the acceleration of gravity. Calculated as mass times the gravitational acceleration (W=mg).

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F=ma

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The formula representing Newton's Second Law, where F is force, m is mass, and a is acceleration.