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15 Cards in this Set
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Newtons 3rd law of motion |
to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
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terminal velocity |
the largest velocity reached by a falling object |
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net force |
overall force acting on an object |
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Centripetal acceleration |
rate of change of a tangible velocity |
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Centripetal Force |
Force acting on an object moving in a circle directed toward the center around which the object is moving |
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air resistance |
the force exerted by air on a moving object |
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Newtons second law of motion |
Anet force acting on an object causes the object to accelerate in thedirection of the force |
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momentum |
property of mass x velocity |
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conservation of momentum |
when an object hits another object the momentum lost by the first object is gained by the second |
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gravity |
the force that every object in the universe exerts on every other object |
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weight |
measured by the force of gravity on that object |
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distance |
speed x time |
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newtons |
what weight is measured in |
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static friction |
force between to objects that are not moving past eachother |
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sliding friction |
resistance created by two objects sliding past eachother |
