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Chapter 10 Forces
Forces
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| force | a push or a pull exerted on an object |
| Newton | a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1kg of mass at 1m/s2 |
| net force | the overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together |
| unbalanced force | forces that produce a nonzero net force which changes an object’s motion |
| balanced forces | equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions |
| friction | the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub each other |
| sliding friction | friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another |
| static friction | friction that acts on objects that are not moving |
| rolling friction | friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface |
| fluid friction | friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
| mass | a measure of how much matter is in an object |
| weight | a measure of the force of gravity on an object |
| free fall | the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity |
| air resistance | the fluid friction experienced by objects falling through the air |
| terminal velocity | the greatest velocity a falling object can achieve |
| projectile | an object that is thrown in a horizontal direction |
| inertia | the tendency of any object to resist any change in motion |
| momentum | the product of an object’s mass and velocity |
| law of conservation of momentum | principle that states that in a collision the total amount of momentum is saved |
| satellite | any object that orbits around another object in space |
| centripetal force | a force that causes an object to move in a circle |