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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | a measure of the change of volocity in a period of time |
| force | a push or pull on an object |
| contact force | is a push or pull on one object by another object that is touching it |
| newtons 2nd law | states that the acceleration of an object equals the net force on the object divided by the objects mass |
| friction | is a force that resits the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching |
| free-body diagram | a simple model to understand systems of objects with any amount of applied force |
| net force | the sum of all the forces acting on an object |
| newtons first law | states that an object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by force. |
| inertia | an objects ability to resist any change in motion |
| non-contact force | a force that one object can apply to another object without touching it |
| gravity | is an attractive force that exist between all objects |
| field | is a region of space that has a physical quantity |
| weight | is the gravitational force exerted on an object |