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| What do we call the property of matter that keeps an object at rest or keeps it moving in a straight line? |
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| Any kind of a push or pull is called what? |
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| The force of attraction between Earth and other objects is called what? |
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| A force that resists motion between objects that are touching is called what? |
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| The swinging pendulum on a grandfather clock is an example of what type of motion? |
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| The force around a magnet is called what? |
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| The measure of the force of gravity on an object is called what? |
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| A change in position or place of an object over time in comparison to a starting point is called what? |
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| How fast an object moves is called what? |
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| Any change in speed or direction is called what? |
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| What force keeps the earth traveling around the sun? |
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| What do we call the unit used to measure force? |
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| When you apply more force to an object at rest, the object will move faster or slower? |
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What type of surface generally provides the least amount of friction? a. wood
b. cement c. ice |
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| Which would be an example of greater friction: pulling a wagon on a sidewalk or sanding rough wood? |
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| Newton's First Law of Motion |
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| An object moving at a constant velocity keeps moving at that velocity until a net force acts on it. An object at rest stays at rest until acted on by a net force. |
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| Newton's First law is also called what? |
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| Which of Newton's Laws Demonstrates the relationship between mass, acceleration and force? |
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| What is the formula that demonstrates relationship between mass, acceleration, and force? a=f/m or f=ma |
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| Force that opposes motion between two touching surfaces |
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| Any two masses exert an attractive force on each other |
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| What is the law of gravity? |
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| What two things affect the gravity between objects? |
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| All falling objects have acceleration due to the force of gravity |
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| What is "acceleration due to gravity"? |
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| What is the numerical value of "acceleration due to gravity"? |
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| What happens to gravity as you get farther from Earth's surface? |
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| According to Newton's 2nd Law, if you increase the force on an object____________will also increase. |
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| Every action force has an equal and opposite reaction force |
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| Newtons Third Law of Motion |
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| According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, what are equal and opposite forces called |
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| Work = Force x Distance (moved in direction of force) |
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Energy cannot be made or destroyed.
Energy can only be converted from one type to another |
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| What is the law of conservation of energy? |
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| Kinetic energy is the energy of a moving object. |
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| An object's change in position relative to a reference point |
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| The change in position of an object |
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| The distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurred |
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| What is the formula for calculating "Speed"? |
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| The speed of an object in a particular direction |
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| The rate at which velocity changes over time; an object accelerates if its speed, direction, or BOTH change |
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| a steady change in velocity |
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| The force of gravity acting on an object |
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| The amount of matter in an object |
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| A force can cause a resting object to move, or it can accelerate a moving object by changing the object's speed or direction |
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| How do forces affect the motion of an object? |
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| Downward toward the center of the earth |
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| In what direction does the Earth's gravity act? |
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