Newton's Laws

Front

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

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Newton's 3rd Law

Front

Force = Mass x Acceleration

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Newton's 2nd Law

Front

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...

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inertia

Front

Any push or pull on an object.

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force

Front

The force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact with each other.

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friction

Front

A force that opposes motion between a surface in contact with the atmosphere.

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air resistance

Front

The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the...

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net force

Front

An archer pulls the bowstring back, then releases the string and the arrow flies forward. Pulling the string back is the...

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action force

Front

When two equal forces act in opposite directions on an object, they are called ______________________.

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balanced force

Front

When an unbalanced force acts on an object, the force ______________________.

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changes the motion of the object