Types of Forces
The force acting perpendicular to a surface such as a table
What is Normal Force
The law that states "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"
The force of gravity can be found by multiplying these two things together
What are mass and the acceleration of gravity
The mass of an object multiplied times its acceleration
What is force or net force
The force resisting the motion of an object on a surface
What is Friction
The Law that states F = ma
What is Newton's 2nd Law
The two types of friction
What are static and kinetic friction
The name for a situation where the sum of forces is zero
What is equilibrium or balanced forces
The force from the earth itself on other objects
What is Gravity
The result of dividing net force by mass
The two values multiplied together in the static/kinetic friction equations
What are the coefficient of friction and the normal force
The acceleration of a 2kg object experiencing a 10N net force
What is 5 m/s squared
The force holding you up if you are swinging on a playground
Another name for the sum of forces
What is net force or resultant force
The side of a triangle found using the sine function
What is opposite side (y component)
The two separate directions in which we sum forces
What are X and Y directions
The two components of an angled force
What are x and y components
Objects at rest or in constant velocity motion remain that way until acted on by this
What is an unbalanced outside force
What are mass and weight
The trigonometric function used to find the side of a triangle adjacent to the angle (x component)
What is cosine