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What is another name for Law #1 |
Law of Inertia |
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Law #1 |
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Inertia |
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Objects with greater____, have greater____, and need greater___force___ to change its motion |
mass: inertia |
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Formula for Acceleration |
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The third Law |
The first object exerts the action force and the second object exerts the reaction force |
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What are 2 ways forces are described |
Action and reaction |
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Momentum |
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Formula for Momentum |
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The Law of conservation of momentum |
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Satellites |
Any object that orbits another object in space |
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2 types of Satellites |
Artificial and Natural |
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Natural Satellites |
Objects that were not created by human |
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Artificial Satellites |
A device that is launched into orbit |
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What are Artificial Satellites used for? |
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Centripetal Force |
Any force that causes any object to move in a circular path |
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Satellite Motion |
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Projectile Motion |
-An object that is thrown |
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What are the 2 ways that you can make an object accelerate |
Mass and distance |
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When forces act in the same direction you____ them. When forces act in different directions you ____them |
add, subtract |
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What are the 3 things unbalanced forces cause an object to do |
Start moving Change Directions |
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What will the net force be of equal forces acting in opposite directions on an object? |
0 |
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What 2 factors determine the strength of friction? |
-How hard the surfaces push together -The types of surfaces involved |
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4 types of friction |
Static, sliding, Rolling, Fluid |
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Difference between weight and mass |
Weight- how heavy an object is Mass- How much matter an object has in it |
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Can an object in free fall reach a terminal velocity? |
Yes |
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What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth |
9.8 m/s/s |
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Unit of Measuring for: Momentum |
kg x m/s |
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Unit of Measuring for: Acceleration |
kg |
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Unit of Measuring for: Mass |
kg |
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Unit of Measuring for: Force |
Newtons |
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Unit of Measuring for: Weight |
lbs |
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Why don't orbiting satellites fall back to Earth |
Keep missing ground -Centripetal Force |
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Force |
Any interaction which tends to change the motion of an object |
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Net force |
Combination of all forces acting on an object |
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Mass |
Amount of matter |
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Balanced Forces |
Equal forces acting on one object in opposite directions |
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Unbalanced Forces |
Cause an object to start moving or change direction |
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Friction |
The force that 2 surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other |
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Static Friction |
Friction that acts on objects that aren't moving |
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Sliding |
Occurs when 2 solid surfaces slide over each other |
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Rolling |
When an object rolls across a surface |
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Fluid |
When solid object moves through liquid |
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Air resistance |
Force caused by air |
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Free Fall |
Only experiencing gravity |
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Terminal Velocity |
Highest velocity attainable by an object in free fall |
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Gravity |
Force that attracts a body toward the center of Earth |
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What is another name for the 2nd Law |
Law of Acceleration |
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What is another name for the 3rd Law |
Law of Momentum |
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Universal Law of Gravity |
Gravity is everywhere |