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Force,Motion,3 Laws
Quiz review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inertia | tendency to resist a change in motion |
| force | push or pull |
| unbalanced forces | can change an object’s motion |
| balanced forces | will not change an object’s motion |
| net force | sum of all forces acting on an object |
| mass | amount of matter in an object |
| friction | the force that one surface exerts on another when they rub against each other |
| gravity | the force that accelerates objects toward Earth |
| weight | a measure of the force of gravity on an object |
| air resistance | the kind of friction that slows a falling object |
| Newton's 1st Law | Force (a push or pull) must be applied to an object to get it to change it's motion (inertia) |
| Newton's 2nd Law | Force = Mass x Acceleration |
| Newton's 3rd Law | For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |