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7.7D Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Newton's first law of motion | An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless the object is acted upon by an unbalanced force |
| Inertia | the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction |
| Newton's laws of motion | a series of laws developed by Isaac Newton that describe the relationship between force and motion |
| Net Force | the combination of all forces acting on an object |
| Balanced forces | a set of forces on an object that cancel one another out so that there is no overall force on that object; the combined force is the same as zero force |
| Unbalanced forces | a set of forces exerted on an object that change the motion of the object; the combined force has size and direction; need to make an object move |
| Velocity | the speed of an object in a particular direction |