Newton's Laws
Force Facts
What happens?
Momentum
Conservation of Momentum
100

A net force of 10 Newtons is acting on a 5 kg mass.  What is it's acceleration?

2 m/s^2

100

How do you calculate the weight of an object?

mass x 9.8 m/s^2

100

If you double mass what happens to the force of gravity?

doubles

100

What is the momentum of a 100 kg object moving at 3 m/s?

300 kgm/s

100

A bullet is shot out of a gun, how does the momentum of the bullet compare tothe momentum of the gum?

They are the same.

200

The tendency of an object to stay at rest or continue moving at a constant velocity.

Inertia

200

What is the Normal Force?

Force exerted on an object by a body with which it is in contact,

200

If a bug hits a car with a force of 10 Newtons, does the car hit the bug with a smaller, equal or bigger force?

equal

200

What causes momentum to change?

Forces

200

What is an elastic collision?

Objects bounce off of each other after the collission.

300

Which Newton's Law says there is always an equal and opposite reactive force?

Newton's 3rd Law

300

What is the unit for all forces?

Newtons

300
An object is on a horizontal surface, what happens to the force of friction if the mass increases?

Increases

300

What physics concept explains how airbags work?

Impulse or change in momentum

300

What is an inelastic collision

Objects stick together after the collision.

400

If the net force acting on an object is tripled, what happens to the acceleration?

thripled

400

What is the equation that we use to calculate the force of gravity between 2 objects?

Fg = Gm1m2/r^2

400

If you double the distance between 2 masses what happens to the gravitational force?

divided by 4

400

If a 10 Newton force is applied to an object of 20 seconds, what is the objects change in momentum?

200 Ns

400

What is conservation of momentum?

This principle applies when no net external forces act on the system, meaning the total momentum before an event equals the total momentum after the event.

500

What does it mean to have a negative force?

Opposite direction to the motion.

500

What is a free-body diagram?

A drawing that shows all the forces acting on an object using arrows.

500

An object is sliding down an incline, what happens to it's motion if the incline angle is increased?

Force of gravity parallel increases

Friction decreases

increased acceleration

500

Explain how airbags work?

Increases time so force decreases

500

How does object direction affect momentum?

Object direction changes the sign of the velocity and momentum.