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forces - ch 2
key terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| drag | air resistance, which is a type of friction |
| lift | the upward force caused by air |
| electrical forces | force between charged objects |
| magnetic force | force between 2 magnets |
| force | a push or pull exerted by a force |
| net force | the overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on an object are added together |
| unbalanced force | a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion |
| balanced force | equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions |
| air resistance | the fluid friction experienced by objects falling through the air |
| newton | a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate one kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |