Vocabulary
Newton's Laws
Vocabulary
Examples
Vocabulary
100
An object's location or place
What is position
100
The man who came up with the 3 laws of motion (First and last name)
What is Isaac Newton
100
The change in an object's position
What is motion
100
The ground shaking during an earthquake is an example of ______________
What is vibration
100
A motionless place or object used for comparison with a moving object
What is a reference point
200
The motion of an object along a line or path from one position to another
What is translation
200
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the amount of force needed to accelerate the object
What is Newton's second law of motion
200
The motion of an object around a central point
What is rotation
200
Sliding down a slide is an example of what
What is friction
200
A back and forth or up and down motion
What is vibration
300
A push or pull of one object on another through direct touch
What is a contact force
300
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
What is Newton's 3rd law of motion
300
A push or pull on an object without direct touch
What is non contact force
300
Give an example of tension
What is stretching a rubber band, flying a kite, a rope
300
The area surrounding an object in which a non contact force is active
What is a field
400
A force that opposes motion
What is friction
400
Objects keep doing what they are doing unless they are acted on by forces.
What is Newton's second law
400
A pulling force that resists stretching
What is tension
400
A plane flying is an example of what kind of motion
What is translation
400
The resistance to a change in motion
What is inertia
500
The motion described from a particular reference point
What is relative motion
500
It is harder to push a larger man on a swing, than to push your classmate on a swing is an example of which of Newton's laws
What is Newton's second law of motion
500
The appearance of motion
What is apparent motion
500
Give 3 examples of rotation and explain why they are an example of rotation
(Answers will vary)
500
Any change in the speed or direction of an object's motion
What is acceleration
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