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Forces and Motion
Term | Definition |
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Gravity | A force that pulls everything and everybody towards the earth. |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
Weight | A measure of the force earths gravity on the mass of an object or a living thing |
Air resistance | The force of air that slows down falling objects. |
Newtons 1st law | An object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. Inertia - An object wants to keep doing what they are doing. |
Newton's 2nd law | Law of Acceleration / more mass - less acceleration / more force - more accel |
Newton's 3rd law |