MATTER IN MOTION REVIEW 3.2
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MATTER IN MOTION REVIEW 3.2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 FORCE | IS THE PUSHING OR PULLING ACTION OF ONE OBJECT UPON ANOTHER; |
| FRICTION | IS RESISTANCE FORCE CAUSED BY MOVING ONE OBJECT AGAINST ANOTHER; |
| GRAVITY | IS THE ATTRACTION BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS, SUCH AS THE EARTH AND AN APPLE |
| POUND | IS THE ENGLISH MEASUREMENT USED TO MEASURE WEIGHT; |
| NEWTON | IS A METRIC UNIT OF FORCE FOR MEASURING WEIGHT; |
| INERTIA | MATTER TO STAY AT REST IF AT REST OR TO CONTINUE MOVING AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY, SPEED AND DIRECTION, IF IN MOTION; |
| ACCELERATION OF AN OBJECT | IS RELATED TO TWO THINGS; STRENGTH AND FORCE; |
| ACCELERATION OF AN OBJECT | DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STRENGTH OF THE FORCE, INVERSELY RELATED TO THE OBJECT'S MASS; |
| CENTRIPETAL | IS A FORCE THAT CAUSES AN OBJECT TO TRAVEL IN A CURVED PATH RATHER THAN IN A STRAIGHT LINE; |
| NEWTON'S FIRST LAW OF MOTION | VELOCITY OF AN OBJECT IS NOT CHANGED UNLESS IT IS ACTED UPON AN OUSIDE FORCE. |
| NEWTON'S THIRD LAW OF MOTION; | FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION; |
| NEWTON'S SECOND LAW OF MOTION | ACCELERATION OF AN OBJECT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STRENGTH OF THE FORCE PRODUCING THE ACCELERATION AND INVERSELY RELATED TO THE OBJECT'S MASS |
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