Week 1
Any change in velocity
acceleration
Any force that can only occur when two objects are touching
contact force
The attractive force between any two objects that have mass
gravity
Any force that can occur even when two objects are not touching
non-contact force
What is my favorite type of bird?
Flamingo
A force that resists an object's motion through air
air resistance
An object has a constant velocity unless acted on by a net force
first law of motion
The natural tendency of an object to maintain a constant velocity
inertia
The force that is paired with another force by the third law of motion
reaction force
What is my favorite type of bagel?
Jalapeno Cheddar
A type of force exerted by a person, animal, or machine
applied force
A push or pull
force
The amount of matter in an object
mass
Net force equals mass times acceleration
second law of motion
What is my favorite type of seasoning?
A force with an equal and opposite force acting on the same object
balanced force
A representation of all the forces acting on an object
free body diagram
The overall force on an object
net force
The rate of change of an object's position
speed
What is an animal I think is cute?
A contact force that acts on an object when it hits another object
collision force
A force that resists an object's motion
friction
The standard unit of force
newton
An upward force exerted on an object by a solid surface
support force
Which is my favorite period?
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