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George Review 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| speed | distance traveled divided by the time |
| velocity | quantity that describes both speed and direction |
| acceleration | any change in velocity |
| force | the cause of an acceleration |
| balanced forces | the total force is equal to zero |
| unbalanced forces | the total force is not equal to zero |
| friction | the force that opposes motion |
| air resistance | the force that opposes motion that is due to air particles colliding with the object |
| gravity | the force of attractin between any two particles of matter |
| Newton's first law | an object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an external net force |
| Newton's second law | F=ma |
| Newton's third law | For every action force there is an equal but opposite reaction force |