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What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

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An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

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What happens when two ice skaters push off each other?

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The skater with the greater mass will cause the other skater to move farther away.

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What are balanced forces?

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Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.

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What are unbalanced forces?

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Forces that are not equal and opposite, resulting in a change in motion.

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What does a free-body diagram represent?

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A free-body diagram shows all the forces acting on an object.

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What is net force?

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The overall force acting on an object when all the individual forces are combined.

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How does mass affect acceleration according to Newton's Second Law?

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The greater the mass of an object, the less acceleration it will have when a given force is applied.

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What is the formula for calculating force?

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Force = Mass x Acceleration (F = m x a)