Forces
The force that pulls objects towards the Earth
What is gravity?
A type of force that does not cause a change in motion?
what is BALANCED FORCES?
The state in which one objects distance from another is changing is called?
what is MOTION?
Which Newton's Law explains for every action there is an equal or opposite reaction. Forces are found in pairs.
what is NEWTON'S 3rd LAW of MOTION?
A type of force that pulls objects towards each other as a result of their masses
what is Gravity?
An object in motion will stay in motion unless a __________ acts upon it ?
What is FORCE ?
what is a resistance to change is motion
what is INERTIA?
Which Newton's Law best explains INERTIA?
what is NEWTON'S 1st LAW?
Who discovered the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation?
Who is SIR ISAAC NEWTON?
Which type of force will cause a change in an object's motion?
what is UNBALANCED FORCES?
The _________ of an object is the distance the object moves per unit of time
what is Speed?
Sir Issac Newton discovered how many Laws of Motion?
what is 3 ?
A contact force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against one another.
what is Friction?
The tendency of objects to resist a change in motion is called
what is INERTIA?
_______ is the speed in a given direction?
what is VELOCITY?
One of Sir Isaac Newton Law explains the equation
Net Force = Mass x Acceleration. Which law ?
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?
A type of force applied to an object in opposite directions that are not equal in size
what is UNBALANCED FORCES ?
A place or object used for comparison to determine whether something is in motion
what is a REFERENCE POINT?
The overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together (think about the tug of war simulation)
what is NET or TOTAL FORCE?
A rocket pushes burning gases DOWN which causes the rocket to launch UP. Which law is this?
what is NEWTON's 3rd LAW?