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U 11 Ch. 1 Vocab
This is a StudyStack for the Unit 11 Chapter 1 Test
Term | Definition |
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force | a push or pull; something that changes the motion of an object |
intarsia | the resistance of an object to a change in the speed or direction of its motion |
net force | the overall law stating that objects when all of the forces acting on it a combined |
Newton's first law | a scientific law stating that objects at rest remain at rest, remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion with the same velocity unless acted on by and unbalanced force |
centripetal force | any force that keeps an object moving in a circle |
Newton's second law | a scientific law stating that the acceleration of an object increases with increases force and decreases with increased mass. |
Newton's third law | a scientific law stating that every time one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back in the first object |
collision | a situation in which two objects in close contact exchange energy and momentum |
law of converation of momentum | |
momentum | a measure of mass in mass. The momentum of an object is the product of its mass and velocity. |