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forces and motions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acceleration | Acceleration is a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time. |
| Force | A force is a push or a pull on an object. |
| Contact force | A contact force is a push or a pull on one object by another object that is touching. |
| Free-body diagram | A free-body diagram is a simple model to understand systems of objects with any amount of applied forces. |
| Net force | The net force is the sum of all forces acting the forces in the same direction, and subtract the forces in opposites directions. |
| Newton's second law of motion | Newton's second law of motion states that the acceleration of an object equals the net force on the object divided by the object's mass. |
| Inertia | An object's ability to resist any change in motion |