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Physics- Pickering
Study Guide for Pickering's 1st block Physics
Question | Answer |
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What is Force? | An action exerted on an object which may change the object's state of rest or motion. |
what is the SI unit for FORCE? | Newton (N) |
Who created the 3 Laws of motion? | Sir Issac Newton |
What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion? | An object at rest, will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force and an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by an outside force. |
What is the AKA for Newton's 1st Law? | The Law of Inertia |
What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion? | The Acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the object's mass |
What is the equation for Newton's 2nd Law? | F=ma |
What is the "Short" way to explain Newton's 3rd Law? | For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. |