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AP B Physics-Chapter 4
Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion
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Physics
11th Grade
11/10/2007

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Term

Inertia

Definition

Inertia is the tendency of an object to continue to stay at rest or in motion at a constant speed along a straight line.

Term

Forces and Mass

Definition

A force is a push or a pull and is a vector (like velocity, displacement, and acceleration).

 

Mass is a property of matter that determines how difficult it is for an object to speed up or slow down and is a scalar.

Term
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Definition

An object at a state of rest or in a state of motion at a constant speed along a straight line unless compelled to change that state by a net force.

 

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F=0

 

iff the object is at rest or in motion at a constant velocity (a=0)

Term
Newton's 2nd Law
Definition

When a net external force ΣF acts on an object of mass m, the acceleration that results is directly proportional to the net force and has a magnitude that is inversely proportional to the mass.

 

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ΣF=ma

Term

Newton's 3rd Law

Definition

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

 

In other words, a force in a action-reaction pair is equal to the force pushing against it.

 

F12=F21

Term
The Gravitional Force
Definition

F=G*m1m2

            r2

 

G=6.673*10-11 N*m2/kg2

m=mass of object

r=distance between both objects

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