LC 1: Forces and Motion Review

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What is defined as a change in the position of an object relative to a reference point?

Back

Motion

Front

What is a change in velocity (speed, direction or both)?

Back

Acceleration

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Front

True or False: A pencil remains at rest until a student picks it up off the desk is an example of Newton's First Law.

Back

True

Front

What is Newton's First Law also called?

Back

Law of Inertia

Front

What can change an object's motion?

Back

An outside force

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Front

What is the formula for calculating speed?

Back

Speed = Distance / Time

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Front

What is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?

Back

Newton (N)

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Front

What is the effect of friction on motion?

Back

Friction opposes motion.

Front

What is the relationship between mass and acceleration according to Newton's Second Law?

Back

Acceleration is inversely proportional to mass when force is constant.

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Front

What is inertia?

Back

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.