Laws of Motion
Law of Gravity
Vocabulary
Types of Forces
Potpourri
100
This is the scientist that developed the Laws of Motion.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
100
This is the scientist that developed the Universal Law of Gravity.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
100
A push or pull.
What is a force?
100
This is always a pull.
What is gravity?
100
The total forces acting on a object.
What is net force?
200
An unbalanced for will cause an object to accelerate.
What is Newton's first law?
200
These two things effect how the gravitational pull of something on acts on another thing.
What is mass and distance?
200
Distance/time
What is speed?
200
Tug-o-war is an example of this type of force.
What is tension?
200
If an object has 0 N, it is _______________ or __________.
What is at rest or in constant motion?
300
The total number of net forces acting on an object if it is balanced.
What is 0 Newtons?
300
This has gravity.
What is everything?
300
Velocity - DAILY DOUBLE
What is direction and speed?
300
This force acts opposite to motion.
What is friction?
300
Force x Distance
What is work?
400
This is the reason why it would take more force, such as friction to slow down an object with with a greater mass.
What is Newton's second law?
400
Give an example of how gravity interacts with other objects.
What is ... (answers will vary).
400
Acceleration defined by its formula.
What is a change in velocity over time. Final velocity - initial velocity, divided by time.
400
Two examples of noncontact forces.
What is gravity, magnetism, or electric force?
400
F = M x A
What is Newton's Second Law?
500
A rocket taking off describes this law of motion.
What is Newton's 3rd Law - Action/Reaction?
500
This great man expanded on Newton's work on gravity and developed the law of relativity. - DAILY DOUBLE
Who is Einstein?
500
Resistance to a change in motion.
What is inertia?
500
If a plane is traveling west at 500 N, and begins to experience a drag of 200 N east, what would be the total net force acting on the plane. Indicate the direction of motion.
What is 300 Newtons west?
500
Unit of measurement for acceleration.
What is m/s/s (meters per seconds squared)?
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