Force
Newton's law
Force
Motion/Speed
100

an action that can change the motion of an object. A push or a pull is an example of a force.


Force

100

the unit used to measure force

Newton

100

is a force between any two objects. The strength of the force is related to the mass of the objects and the distance between them.


Gravitational force

100

is found by dividing the change in the velocity of the object by the change in time


Acceleration

200

 the combination of all of the forces acting on an object.


Net Force

200

states that an object at rest will stay at rest unless it is acted upon by an unbalanced force. An object in motion will continue to move in the same direction and with the same speed unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.


Newton's 1st Law

200

work against motion

Frictional forces

200

a measure of speed in a given direction


Velocity

300

forces that are opposite in direction and equal in size, cause no change in motion, and the net force equals 0.


Balanced Force

300

states that the acceleration, a, of an object is directly related to the net force, F, applied to the object and inversely related to the mass, m, of the object. Shown by F = ma


Newton's 2nd Law

300

the force applied to a simple machine


Effort Force

300

 the distance an object moves per unit of time


Speed

400

forces that are not opposite and equal. Forces that cause a change in motion.


Unbalanced Force

400

states that forces occur as equal and opposite pairs. For every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force.


Newton's 3rd Law

400

 the force exerted by the machine


Resistance Force

400

the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion


Inertia