Newton's Second Law Vocabulary

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What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?

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It states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. This can be expressed with the formula F = ma.

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What is motion?

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A change in an object's position with respect to time and in comparison to the position of other objects used as reference points.

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What is a force?

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An interaction between an object and another object or a field that acts to change the motion of the object.

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What are unbalanced forces?

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A situation where the net force on a system is not zero, resulting in a change in motion.

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What is speed?

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The measurement of the rate of change of position with respect to time.

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What is acceleration?

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The rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time.

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What is mass?

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

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What is net force?

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

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What is balanced force?

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Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.

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What is gravity?

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A force that attracts two bodies towards each other, commonly experienced as the force that pulls objects towards the Earth.