Force and Motion Internship

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What is Force?

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A push or pull on an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.

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What is Motion?

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The change in position of an object over time.

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What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion?

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An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a net external force.

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What is Net Force?

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The overall force acting on an object when all the individual forces are combined.

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What is Inertia?

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

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What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?

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The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass.

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What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?

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

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What is Mass?

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The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in kilograms.

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What is Weight?

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The force exerted by gravity on an object, calculated as mass times the acceleration due to gravity (Weight = Mass x Gravity).

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What is Friction?

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The force that opposes the motion of an object when it is in contact with another surface.