Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Forces

TermDefinition
1) Force a push or pull on an object
2) Net force combined forces on an object
3) Unbalanced forces forces acting on an object that aren’t balanced
4) Balanced forces forces acting on an object that are balanced
5) Newtons units to measure force
6) Friction a force where two surfaces exert one another
7) Static friction friction that acts on objects that aren’t moving
8) Sliding friction friction when two solid surfaces slide against each other
9) rolling friction when an object rolls against another object
10) Fluid friction when a solid object moves through a fluid
11) Gravity a force that pulls objects towards each other
12) Mass the amount of matter in an object
13) Weight the gravity on an object on the surface of a planet
14) Free fall when the only force acting on an object is gravity
15) Air resistance a type of fluid friction that acts on object flowing through the air
16) Projectile an object that is thrown
17) Compression an elastic force that squeezes or pushes
18) Tension an elastic force that stretches or pulls
19) Inertia an object’s tendency to resist change in motion
20) Momentum the quantity of motion
21) The Law of Conservation of Momentum without outside forces, objects that interact will have
22) Satellite any object that orbits another object in space
23) Centripetal force any force that causes an object to move in a circular motion
Created by: dguerra621030
Popular Physical Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards