Force Flash cards

Front

Students in tug-of-war pull equally, keeping the rope still. This illustrates:

Back

B. balanced forces

Front

Firefighter feels hose push back while extinguishing fire. Cause?

Back

Escaping water exerts equal and opposite force on hose.

Front

Force applied to balls: which has least acceleration?

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D. m = 7.3 kg

Front

Measured in Newtons:

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Weight

Front

Upward force on a falling object:

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Air resistance

Front

Mass, force, and acceleration relationship is explained by ____.

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C. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

Front

Greater force applied to an object results in greater ____

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A. acceleration

Front

Gravitational force size depends on ____.

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C. masses and distance between them

Front

An astronaut's weight on a new planet will be greater than on Earth if the new planet has _____gravity than Earth.

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Front

An action has an equal & opposite reaction. Which law?

Back

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion