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says a net force acting on an object causes the object to accelerate in the direction of the net force.
Depends on: Mass of the object and the size of the force |
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a force air exerts on a moving object.
Depends on speed, shape, size and denisty of an object. |
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| the highest velocity reached by a falling object. |
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anything that is shot or thrown through the air
ex. spit wad |
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| Acceleration toward the center of a curved or circular path |
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| is a force acting toward the center of a curved or circular path |
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| are human-made devices that orbit the Earth for specific purpose |
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| Newton's Third Law of Motion |
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| describes action-reaction pairs this way: When one object exerts a force on a second object, the seconds one exerts a force object on the fist one that is equal in size and opposite in direction. |
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| is a property a moving object has because of its mass and velocity. |
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| Law of Conservation of Momentum |
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| states that the total amount of momentum of a group of objects does not change unless outside forces act on the objects. |
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