Forces

Front

Are forces balanced or unbalanced?

Back

Unbalanced

Front

Unbalanced forces cause motion.

Back

True

Front

Inertia can be described as "the tendency of an object to resist change in its motion."

Back

True

Front

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

Back

Force = mass * acceleration

Front

Applied force refers to a push or a pull.

Back

True

Front

If the surface an object is on is flat then the normal force equals the weight of the object, but the force is directed in the opposite direction.

Back

True

Front

What is the equation and unit for weight?

Back

Weight = mass * acceleration due to gravity
Unit: N

Front

Which direction is the car moving in? Is the car slowing down or speeding up?

Back

Right, Speeding down

Front

What is the unit for applied force, normal force, weight, and frictional force?

Back

Newton (N)

Front

What is the acceleration due to gravity on earth? g= m/s/s

Back

9.8 (but we use 10 in class)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4