Newtons Laws flashcard

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What is Force?

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Force is a push and pull that acts upon an object.

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Net Force

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Net force is what's left after you subtract two forces from each other.

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Inertia

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The tendency of an object to keep doing what it's doing.

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What is friction?

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Resistance to motion when two objects are in contact with each other

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What does the F in F=MA stand for?

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force

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What does the M in F=MA stand for?

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mass

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What does the A in F=MA stand for?

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acceleration

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Air resistance

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The force that opposes the motion of an object through the air.

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What are newtons used for?

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Newtons are used to measure force.

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What is Newton's 1st law?

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An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion.