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11 Cards in this Set
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A push or pull exerted on an object having magnitude and direction; it may either be contact or long range |
Force |
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A force that acts on an object without touching it |
Long range force |
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Acceleration of an object equals the net force on that object divided by its mass |
Newton's 2nd Law |
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The tendency of an object either at rest or moving at a constant speed to resist changing velocity |
Inertia |
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A force exerted on an object only when touching it |
Contact force |
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If a system has no net force on it, then it's velocity will not change |
Newton's 1st Law |
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All forces come in pairs that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction |
Newton's 3rd Law |
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The end point of everything; destroys anything that gets too close |
Black holes |
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Laws of physics break in the center of the black hole |
Singularity |
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Edge of a black hole |
Event horizon |
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The long-sought means of everything tying together all known phenomena to explain the nature and behavior of all matter and energy in existence |
Theory of everything |
