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Forces
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Centripetal force | A force that causes an object to move in a circle. |
| Rolling friction | Friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface. |
| Newton | The SI unit used for magnitude, or strength, of a force. |
| Force | A push or pull exerted on an object. |
| Static Friction | Friction that acts on objects that are not moving. |
| Compression | An elastic force that squeezes or pushes the molecules in matter together. |
| Balanced Forces | Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions. |
| Mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object. |
| Free Fall | The motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity. |
| Projectile | An object that is thrown. |
| Net Force | The overall force on an object when all individual forces acting on it are added together. |
| Law of Conservation of momentum | The rule that is in the absence of outside forces the total momentum of objects that interacts does not change. |
| Tension | An elastic force that stretches or pulls on the molecules in matter. |
| Sliding Friction | Friction that occurs when one solid slides over another. |
| Unbalanced Force | Forces that cause an object's velocity to change. |
| Air resistance | The fluid friction experienced by objects falling through air. |
| Gravity | The force that pulls objects toward each other. |
| Weight | A measure of the force of gravity in an object. |
| Fluid Friction | Friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. |
| Satellite | Any object that orbits around another object in space. |
| Momentum | The product of an objects mass and velocity. |
| Friction | The force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other. |