FAST and CURIOUS VOCAB NEWTONS LAWS

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What is balanced?

Back

Two forces acting in opposite directions on an object, and equal in size.

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What is unbalanced?

Back

Forces that cause a change in the motion of an object.

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What is net force?

Back

The overall force acting on an object, calculated by combining all individual forces.

Front

What happens when forces are balanced?

Back

The object will not change its motion.

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What happens when forces are unbalanced?

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The object will accelerate in the direction of the net force.

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What is inertia?

Back

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

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What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

Back

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 Newton's Second Law of Motion?

Back

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 Third Law of Motion?

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

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What is a force?

Back

A push or pull that can cause an object to move, stop, or change direction.