Newton's Laws
Forces
Friction
Vocabulary
Random Physics
100
In this law, forces occur in equal and opposite pairs
What is Newton's 3rd Law
100
This is the force that causes a change in an object's motion
What is an unbalanced force?
100
This is the type of friction that occurs when two surfaces slide against each other
What is rolling friction?
100
This is the amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
100
Momentum is a product of these two things
What are mass and velocity?
200
This is the equation used in Newton's 2nd Law
What is F=mxa?
200
The mass of the box is 20kg and the force that is being applied is 10 N, so the box is accelerating at _________.
What is 2 m/s/s
200
If you throw sand on an icy driveway, you are ________ friction.
What is increasing friction?
200
This is the force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet
What is weight
200
When the mass of the object is larger and the distance between objects is smaller, this increases
What is Gravity
300
An example of this law would be a rocket ship taking off
What is Newton's 3rd Law
300
This is the force that pulls objects toward the Earth
What is Gravity?
300
This is a type of fluid friction you would experience as you're falling through the air
What is air resistance?
300
This is the tendency of any object to resist its change in motion.
What is Inertia?
300
You increase this by increasing an objects Mass and Velocity
What is Momentum
400
This is what Newton's 1st Law is often called
What is the Law of Inertia?
400
Force is measured in this unit
What is Newton
400
This is the type of friction a boat experiences driving through the water
What is fluid friction?
400
An object that is thrown
What is a Projectile?
400
This is the law that states that the amount of momentum will stay the same in the absence of outside forces
What is the Law of Conservation of momentum
500
The chair will stay still until someone applies a force to it. This is an example of __________.
What is Newton's First Law
500
A skydiver with a mass of 60kg accelerates to the earth at 9.8m/s/s. This is the amount of Force on the skydiver.
What is 588N?
500
If you add oil to a surface, it would __________ friction.
What is decrease?
500
This force does not cause an object to change its motion.
What is a Balanced Force?
500
If you weigh 60 kg on Earth and you travel to a planet that is twice the mass of Earth, your weight would be this on such planet.
What is 120kg