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Forces Vocab Bri P.
Brianna Piersimoni's Forces Vocab
Word | Definition |
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Force | a push or pull. |
Net force | The combination of all forces acting on an object. |
Momentum | a characteristic of a moving object that is related to the mass and the velocity of the object. |
Formula for Momentum | p=m*v |
Law of Conversation | in the absence of outside forces the total momentum of objects that interact does not change. |
Units of Force | Newton |
Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |
Balanced Forces | Equal forces acting on one object in oppisite directions |
Unbalanced Forces | Whenever there is a net force acting on an object the forces are unbalnced. Motion occurs. |
Magnitude | The great size or extent of something |
Friction | The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other |
Static Friction | The friction that acts on objects that are not moving |
Kinetic Friction | Kinetic friction is a product of the coefficient of kinetic friction and the normal reaction force |
Sliding Friction | occurs when two solid surfaces slide over each other |
Rolling Friction | When an object rolls across a surface |
Fluid Friction | When a solid object moves through a fluid |
Newton's First Law of Motion | An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion. |
Newton's Second Law of Motion | The bigger the mass the bigger the force needed |
Newton's Third Law of Motion | For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action. |
Law of Universal Gravitation | mass attracts other proportional mass |
Freefall | When the force on an object is gravity |
Terminal Velocity | The greatest velocity a falling object reaches |
Weight | Force of gravity on a person or object at the surface of a planet |
Mass | body of matter with no definite shape |
Centripetal Force | Any force that causes on object to move in a circular path |
Geosynchronous Orbit | is an orbit around the Earth |