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Newton's Laws

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Newton's 1st Law   an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object moving at a constant velocity, unless acted opon by an unbalanced force.  
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Newton's 2nd Law   the greater the mass, the greater the inertia  
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force =   mass x acceleration  
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acceleration =   net force / mass  
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measured in   Newtons (N)  
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Newton's 3rd Law   for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction  
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gravity   a force that pulls objects toward each other  
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if you increase the force on an object, its acceleration   decreases  
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if you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration   stays the same  
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a resistance to a change in motion is   inertia  
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the amount of inertia an object has depends on its   mass  
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inertia   the tendancy of an object to resist a change in motion  
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speed =   distance / time  
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steeper slope =   faster acceleration  
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gravity =   1. mass 2. distance  
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what is the name given to the force exerted by the first object on a second object?   reaction force  
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what is the name often given to the force exerted by the second object back on the first object?   action force  
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the action and reaction forces in any situation will always be   equal and opposite  
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the product of an object's mass and veloctiy is its   momentum  
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momentum =   mass x velocity  
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the unit of measurment for momentum   kg x m/s  
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law of conservation of momentum   in the absence of outside forces, the total momentum of objects that interact does not change.  
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another name for Newton's 1st Law   the law of inertia  
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what forces cause an object to accelerate   unbalanced forces  
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acceleration depends on   force and mass  
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reactions always go in the ... direction of the action   opposite  
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an action and its reaction are equal in   size  
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Newton's 3rd Law explains what happens when two objects   interact  
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forces always come in pairs so each ... has a reaction   action  
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the force of an action sends a reaction in the opposite   direction  
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