
Friction, force and Newton's Laws Vocabulary
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- Q1The force that pulls things toward EarthGravity30s
- Q2Forces that have a net force of zero (the object is still)Balanced Forces30s
- Q3Forces that have a net force that is not zero (the object will move)Unbalanced Forces30s
- Q4Objects in motion stay in motion, objects at rest stay at rest unless acted on by an outside forceNewton's 3rd Law of MotionNewton's Law of Action and ReactionNewton's 1st Law of Motion/InertiaNewton's 2nd Law of Motion30s
- Q5The product of the mass and velocity of an objectMomentum30s
- Q6The force that acts on an object to stop its motionFriction30s
- Q7A force that pushes an objectPushing Force30s
- Q8A force that pulls an objectPulling Force30s
- Q9Force = Mass x Acceleration; By increasing or decreasing the mass or acceleration of an object you change the force applied by that objectNewton's 2nd Law of MotionNewton's 1st Law of MotionNewton's 3rd Law of Motion30s
- Q10For every action, there is an equal and opposite reactionNewton's 1st Law of MotionNewton's 3rd Law of MotionNewton's 2nd Law of Motion30s
- Q11The tendency of an object to resist a change in motionInertia30s
- Q12The sum of all forces acting on an objectnet force30s
- Q13occurs when two solid surfaces slide over each othersliding friction30s
- Q14Friction that acts on objects that are not movingstatic friction30s
- Q15the friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluidfluid friction30s
