Topic 8

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Newton's 1st Law of Motion

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An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon the object.

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Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

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The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied.

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Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

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For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.

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Inertia

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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

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Energy

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The ability to do work or cause change.

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Motion

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The state in which one object's distance from another is changing.

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Force

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Push or pull exerted on an object.

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Work

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Force exerted on an object that causes it to move.

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Joule

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The SI unit of work.

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Power

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The rate at which one form of energy is transformed into another.