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Newtons Law Vocabulary Quiz

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Inertia   The property of a body by which it remains at rest or continues moving in a straight line unless acted upon by a directional force.  
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Newton   An SI unit of force equivalent to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second on a mass of one kilogram.  
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Reaction   An equal but opposite force exerted by a body when a force acts upon it.  
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Newton’s First Law   An object will keep doing whatever it is doing, whether it is sitting still or moving, unless the forces acting on it become unbalanced.  
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Newton’s Second Law   If you place force on an object it will accelerate.  
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Newton’s Third Law   When one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force back that is equal, but in the opposite direction.  
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Balanced Force   When the net force of an object IS zero. There is NO change in the motion of the object. The object is either motionless or maintaining a constant speed  
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Unbalanced Force   When the net force of an object is GREATER than zero. There WILL be a change in the motion of the object. A motionless object will begin to move, while an object already moving will change its speed or direction.  
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Force   A push or pull acting on an object.  
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Friction   A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching.  
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Gravity   A force of attraction between two masses.  
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Magnetic Force   Force of attraction or repulsion exerted by a magnet.  
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