Bill Nye Motion

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What is inertia?

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The tendency for any moving object to keep moving and any object at rest to remain at rest.

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What does Newton's Third Law of Motion state?

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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 'stuff' an object contains.

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What does Newton's First Law of Motion state?

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Things at rest stay at rest, and things in motion stay in motion unless acted upon by a force.

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What is force?

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A push or pull on an object that can cause it to change its motion.

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What is momentum?

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The product of an object's mass and its velocity.

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What is the relationship between mass and force?

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The more the mass, the more force we need to accelerate it.

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What is acceleration?

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The rate of change of velocity of an object.

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What is the formula for calculating force?

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Force = mass x acceleration (F = ma).

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What is friction?

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A force that opposes the motion of an object.