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Ch: 10
The Nature of Force
Question | Answer |
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force | a push or pull exerted on an object |
Newton | The strength of a force A unit of measure that equals the force required to acclerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |
net force | overall force of an object when al the individual forces acting on it are added together forces in same direction are added forces in opposite direction are subtracted |
unbalanced force | forces that produce a non-zero net force, which changes an obect's direction forces do not add or subtract to zero |
balanced force | equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions forces subtract to zero |