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Force & Motion A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is force? | a push, a pull, or a twisting action on an object |
| what is a newton? | a unit of measure of the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |
| what is energy? | a unit of measure of the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |
| what is a scale? | equipment used to measure weight |
| what is work? | force exerted on an object that causes it to move. |
| what is friction? | the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other |
| what is gravity? | the force that pulls objects toward each other the force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
| what is inertia? | the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion the tendency of an object to stay at rest or stay in motion |