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Physics: Vocab 4
Vocabulary for Physics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Force | any push or pull on an object |
| Free body diagrams | diagrams used to show the magnitude and direction of all forces acting on an object |
| Normal force | the force that acts on a surface in a direction perpendicualr to the surface |
| Weight | the gravitational force exerted on an object |
| Newton's First Law of Motion | An object at rest or in motion will remain in that state unless an unbalanced force acts on the object |
| Newton's Second Law of Motion | the net force on an object is equal to the mass times the acceleration |
| Newton's Third Law of Motion | For every action, their is an equal and opposite reaction |
| Net force | the sum of all the forces acting on an object |
| Equilibrium | the condition in which the net force on an object is zero |
| Newton's Law of Gravitation | states that every particle in the universe attracts every other with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them |