Vocab
This means a "Push or Pull".
What is a Force?
A magnet pulling a paperclip closer is an example of this.
What is attraction?
A force can only be a push.
What is False?
I push objects away instead of pulling them closer.
What is Repel?
A bicycle suddenly stops when the rider hits the brakes, but the rider keeps moving forward.
What is Newton's 1st law of motion?
These forces are equal in size and opposite in direction.
What is a Balanced Force?
Two people pushing a box equally from opposite sides demonstrate this.
What are balanced forces?
Balanced forces cause movement.
What is false?
I am all the forces on an object combined together.
What is the net force?
What law determines if two students push a desk with equal force in opposite directions the table will stay still?
What is the Newton's 1st law of motion?
This is the total of all forces acting on an object.
What is Net Force?
When you rub a balloon on your hair and it sticks to the wall, this is involved.
What is static electricity?
Static electricity involves electrical charges.
What is true?
I am the equal opposite forces acting on an object.
What are balanced forces?
A football player pushes harder against a sled during practice, causing it to move faster.
What is Newton's 2nd law of motion?
This is the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion.
What is Inertia?
A soccer ball staying still until kicked demonstrates this concept.
What is inertia?
Inertia makes objects resist changes in motion.
What is true?
I make passengers lurch forward when a car stops suddenly.
What is Inertia?
A swimmer pushes water backward and moves forward through the pool.
What is Newton's 3rd law of motion?
This is the buildup of electrical charge on an object.
What is Static Electricity?
If one team pulls harder in tug-of-war, this changes.
What is net force?
Repel means to pull something closer.
What is false?
I build up on objects and may shock you when touching metal.
What is static electricity?
A student kicks a soccer ball. The harder the kick, the faster the ball moves. Which of Newton’s Laws explains this?
What is Newton's 2nd law of motion?