Newton's Third Law
Gravity & Fields
Weight & Normal Force
Collisions
Noncontact Forces
100

This law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Newton's third law


100

This is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass.

Gravity

100

The gravitational force exerted on an object.

Weight.

100

In this type of collision, the objects bounce off each other.

Elastic collision.

100

This is the general term for a force that one object can apply to another without physically touching it.

Noncontact force.

200

This is the specific term for the forces two objects apply to each other.

Force pairs


200

Because gravity acts without objects touching, it is said to be exerted through this—a region of space where every point has a physical quantity like force.

A field.

200

This is the standard unit of measurement for weight.

Newtons.

200

In this type of collision, the objects stick together.

Inelastic collision.

200

This noncontact force allows magnets to move metal paper clips from a distance.

Magnetic force.

300

This is the reason force pairs do not cancel each other out, even though they are equal and opposite.

Because they act on 2 objects.

300

These are the two primary factors that affect the strength of gravitational pull between two objects.

Mass and distance.

300

This specific force pushes back perpendicular to an object's surface

Normal force.

300

When a moving ball hits a stationary ball, this happens to the velocity of the first ball.

The velocity decreases.

300

This is the specific noncontact force created when a balloon is rubbed on

Electric force.

400

While force pairs act on different objects, these types of forces act on the same object and can result in a net force of zero.

Balanced forces.

400

This is the numerical value for the acceleration of all falling objects near Earth's surface (ignoring air resistance).

9.8 m/s^2

400

This is the mathematical equation used to calculate weight (W).

W=mg

400

A football player tackling another player is a real-world example of this type of collision.

An inelastic collisions.

400

When a drone's propellers push air downward, this is the resulting "reaction" force.

The air pushing the drone up.

500

Scientists use this specific type of simplified model or diagram to represent all forces acting on a specific object.

Free body diagram

500

Without the Sun's gravitational force, this is the path the Earth would take through space.

A straight line.

500

According to the "Weight Equation," what is the approximate weight in Newtons of a 10 kg bowling ball on Earth using the standard acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2?

98 N

500

During a collision, objects change motion even if they have different masses because the force applied to the second object is always ________ and ________ to the force applied back to the first.

Equal & opposite.

500

Every force, including noncontact ones, must have one of these—the object responsible for the force.

Source object.


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