Chapter 3
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acsienicki on September 2, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 F=ma | Force= mass x acceleration (The Second Law of Motion) |
| Weight | the force of gravity on an object |
| w=mg | Weight= mass x acceleration caused by gravity |
| g | symbol representing the acceleration caused by gravity; 22 mph/s, 32 ft/s/s, or 9.8 m/s/s |
| The Law of Gravity | F= GmM/d^2; discribes the strenght of the force of gravity between two objects of mass "M" and "m" separated between their centers by the distance "d" |
| General Theory of Relativity | explains the relationship between the geometry of space and the flow of time in our Universe |
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