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Elem Chem/phy 6
Question | Answer |
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Mechanics | The study of motion |
Force | A push or pull of an object in any direction |
Newtons first law of motion | Something at rest prefers to stay at rest unless some forces it to move. |
Newtons second law of motion | Force is what causes an object to change speed or direction. The change is resisted by the mass of the object. (F = M X A) |
Acceleration | Change in speed and in the direction something is going (change in speed in any direction). |
Newtons third law of motion | For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. |
Sir Isaac Newton | A strong Christian who loved studying the Bible. Physicist and mathematician; discoverer of spectrum of light and the laws of motion, gravity, and cooling; inventor of the reflecting telescope; co inventor of mathematical calculus. |