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18 Cards in this Set
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The downward force on an object
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Weight
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The tendency of an object to maintain a constant motion
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Inertia
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The unit for force that we use in physics
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Newton (N)
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with respect to force the term NET means
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Sum
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Newtons First Law
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An object in motion will stay in motion, unless an outside net force acts against it. An object at rest will stay at rest unless an out side net force acts upon it.
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If an object has a mass of 60 kilograms, how much does it weigh on earth?
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600 Newtons
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the three dimensional space occupies by an object is called the objects
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Volume
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The two properties that a vector MUST have are called
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Magnitude and direction
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Fram of reference
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A frame of reference is what we base an objects state of motion or rest on. The frame of reference we see as stationary compared to an object.
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Galileo studied the concept of ______ by experimenting with balls and inclined plans.
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Inertia
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The fundamental requirement for an object to be in mechanical equilibrium
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the net force on it must equal to zero
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How much net force is required to keep a 700 kilogram automobile moving in a straight line at a constant speed of 70mph?
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0 Newtons
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Suppose one object contains twice as many protons and neutrons as another object. The first object also has twice as much:
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mass
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What do we call the force due to gravity which pulls downward on an object?
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weight
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the mass of an object is a measure of the object's
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inertia
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if the total net force acting on an object is zero then the object's motion will
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not change
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Volume
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how much 3-dimensional space an object occupies
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Which of the following pairs of vectors ALWAYS have the same direction?
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Earth gravity: weight
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