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Force
Newton's Laws
Vocabulary Potpourri
The Gravity of the Situation
The Randomness of Science
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A push or pull is what describes this.
What is the definition of force?
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If you don't wear your seat belt, if you get into a wreck you will keep going until you hit something. Which law?

1st

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The SI unit used to measure the strength of a force.

What is a Newton?

100

The greater an objects mass the __________ the force of gravity acts upon that object.

What is greater, more?

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Was the scientist who came up with the law of universal gravitation 

Who is Newton?

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An arrow shows these two things about force.
What is used to represent the direction and strength of a force?
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If you want to make a mass accelerate you must apply a net force. Which law?

2nd law

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The total of all forces acting upon an object.

What is net force?

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As distance between objects decreases, the amount of gravitational force between them __________.

What is increases?

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The object in space that sucks all of the gravity around it into itself, including light.

What is a black hole?

300

If an object is going to accelerate, it's net force is... a) 0 N b) Greater than 0 N c) Less than 0 N

What is b, greater than 0 N?

300

If you push on a wall and it doesn't move, it still pushes back just as hard. Which law?

3rd law

300

The amount of matter in an object.

What is mass?

300

Is the force that keeps the planets in an orbit around the sun.

What is gravity?

300

The best football team in GISD?

North Garland, duh!

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An unbalanced force will cause an object to

What is accelerate?

400

If a 500N person pulls a 120N desk with 50N, what is the reaction force according to newton's third law?

50N

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This is measured when gravity pulls down on an object.

What is weight?

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The two factors that affect the gravitational attraction between objects are:

What is mass and distance?

400

As distance increases between objects, gravitational force (hint draw some arrows)

What is decreases?

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This force will not change an object's motion.

What is a balanced force?

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Newton's Law of Universal gravitation relates what three things?

Forces, mass, and distance

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States that the force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe.

What is the law of universal gravitation?

500

The law of universal gravitation states what?

that gravity acts between all objects in the universe that have mass?

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When you stand on a scale at the doctor's office the number displayed depicts the ____________that the Earth is exerting on you/

What is gravitational force?