Vocabulary- Basics
This is anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is matter
How fast an object is moving.
What is speed
Newton's 1st Law is also called this
What is the Law of Inertia?
This formula describe Newton's 2nd Law.
What is F = ma?
Newton’s 3rd Law says: “For every action, there is an equal and ______ reaction.”
What is opposite?
A push or pull that can change the motion of an object
What is force?
Speed in a particular direction
What is velocity?
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted by this
What is an unbalanced force?
According to the 2nd Law, a large force causes a larger change in this.
What is acceleration?
When you push on a wall, the wall does this back to you.
What is push back with equal force?
This word means "to apply a force"
What is exert?
The amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
A passenger lurches forward when a car suddenly stops because of this law.
What is Newton's 1st Law?
If two objects have the same force applied, the one that is moving with lower velocity is because it has greater _____
What is mass?
A rocket launches by pushing gases downward; the gases push the rocket ______.
What is upward?
The moment when two objects hit each other
What is a collision?
A force between an object and the surface it moves over.
What is friction?
A hockey puck sliding on ice keeps sliding on ice keeps moving until this force slows it down.
What is friction?
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when kicked with equal force. This demonstrates what?
What is Newton's 2nd Law?
Jumping off a small boat makes the boat move backward. This is an example of what?
What is Newton’s 3rd Law?
The energy that an object has because it is moving
What is kinetic energy?
To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning
What is infer?
This property of matter resists changes in motion.
What is inertia?
A 10 kg object accelerates at 2 m/s2. What is the net force?
What is 20 N?
A hammer hits a nail; the nail does this to the hammer.
What is push back with equal force?