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Forces Vocab Bri P.
Brianna Piersimoni's Forces Vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Force | a push or pull. |
| Net force | The combination of all forces acting on an object. |
| Momentum | a characteristic of a moving object that is related to the mass and the velocity of the object. |
| Formula for Momentum | p=m*v |
| Law of Conversation | in the absence of outside forces the total momentum of objects that interact does not change. |
| Units of Force | Newton |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |
| Balanced Forces | Equal forces acting on one object in oppisite directions |
| Unbalanced Forces | Whenever there is a net force acting on an object the forces are unbalnced. Motion occurs. |
| Magnitude | The great size or extent of something |
| Friction | The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other |
| Static Friction | The friction that acts on objects that are not moving |
| Kinetic Friction | Kinetic friction is a product of the coefficient of kinetic friction and the normal reaction force |
| Sliding Friction | occurs when two solid surfaces slide over each other |
| Rolling Friction | When an object rolls across a surface |
| Fluid Friction | When a solid object moves through a fluid |
| Newton's First Law of Motion | An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion. |
| Newton's Second Law of Motion | The bigger the mass the bigger the force needed |
| Newton's Third Law of Motion | For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action. |
| Law of Universal Gravitation | mass attracts other proportional mass |
| Freefall | When the force on an object is gravity |
| Terminal Velocity | The greatest velocity a falling object reaches |
| Weight | Force of gravity on a person or object at the surface of a planet |
| Mass | body of matter with no definite shape |
| Centripetal Force | Any force that causes on object to move in a circular path |
| Geosynchronous Orbit | is an orbit around the Earth |