Physics Fast Facts

A _________ is a push or a pull applied by one object and experienced by another object.

• force

• net force

• weight

• force of friction

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The __________ on an object is the single force that could replace all the individual forces acting on an object and produce the same effect.

• force

• net force

• weight

• force of friction

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__________ is the force of a planet on an object near the planet.

• force

• net force

• weight

• force of friction

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This is also called the force due to gravity.

• force

• net force

• weight

• force of friction

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The __________ is the force of a surface on an object running parallel to the surface.

• force

• net force

• weight

• force of friction

__________ friction is the friction force when something is moving along the surface and acts opposite the direction of motion.

• kinetic

• static

• oppositional

• coefficient

__________ friction is the friction force between two surfaces that aren't moving relative to one another.

• kinetic

• static

• oppositional

• coefficient

The __________ is the force of a surface on an object running perpendicular to the surface.

• normal force

• kinetic friction

• static friction

• coefficient of friction

The __________ is the number that tells you how sticky a surface is.

• normal force

• kinetic friction

• static friction

• coefficient of friction

__________ is the ability of an object to stay in motion. This is also Newton's first law.

• inertia

• acceleration

• friction

• force