Newton's laws and Gravity Flashcard

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Who created the laws of motion?

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Isaac Newton

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What is Inertia?

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The tendency of a body to resist a change in motion or rest.

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As the distance between two objects increases, what happens to the pull of gravity?

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It decreases.

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What remains unchanged in different gravitational fields?

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Mass.

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What is Newton's second law called?

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Law of Acceleration.

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What is the formula for calculating force?

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Force = Mass x Acceleration.

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What does gravity do?

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It pulls objects toward each other.

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What is the relationship between mass and weight?

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Weight is the force of gravity on an object, while mass is the amount of matter in the object.

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What is the effect of gravity on falling objects?

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All objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass, in the absence of air resistance.

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What is the first 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.