Week 12 Force and Motion Key Vocabulary

Front

net force

Back

combination of all the forces acting on an object

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mass

Back

amount of matter in an object

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velocity

Back

speed of an object in a direction

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Acceleration

Back

Change in velocity over time

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Friction

Back

Force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact

Front

potential energy

Back

stored energy

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Front

kinetic energy

Back

energy of motion

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Front

Newton's First Law

Back

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

Front

Newton's Second Law Formula

Back

F = ma (Force = mass × acceleration)

Front

Newton's Third Law

Back

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

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