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Newton's Laws
Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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What is Newton's first law of motion? | An object in motion remains in motion and an object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a force. |
What is inertia? | Resistance to change in motion. |
What is Newton's second law of motion? | Acceleration is produced when unbalanced forces act on a mass. |
What is acceleration? | Change in speed OR motion. |
What causes acceleration? | Unbalanced forces |
What is Newton's third law of motion? | For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. |
How do you move? | You push off the floor and the floor pushes back on you. |