Force
Equations, Units, and
Fig Newton
Potpourri
Momentum
100
This is any push or pull.
What is force?
100
This is the formula to find the force of something.
What is force = mass x acceleration (or f=ma)?
100
This states that objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion remain in motion with the same velocity, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
What is Newton's first law of motion?
100
This is the resistance of an object to a change in the speed or the direction of its motion.
What is inertia?
100
This is a measure of mass in motion.
What is momentum?
200
This is the overall force acting on an object when all forces are combined.
What is net force?
200
This is the standard unit of force.
What is a Newton?
200
This is the acceleration of an object increases with increased force, and decreases with increased mass.
What is Newton's second law?
200
This is when two forces are exerted on the same object, and the net force is zero. Therefore, the object does not move.
What is a balanced force?
200
This is a situation in which two objects in close contact exchange energy and momentum.
What is a collision?
300
This is any force that keeps an object moving in a circle.
What is centripetal force?
300
This is the formula for figuring momentum.
What is momentum = mass x velocity (or p=mv)?
300
This states that every time one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back on the first object.
What is Newton's third law?
300
This force pair works on each other.
What is an action and reaction force pair?
300
This is where the total momentum of a system of objects does not change, as long as no outside forces are acting on that system.
What is conservation of momentum?