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Newton's Laws
Newton's Laws, Forces and Motion
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5th Grade
02/17/2020

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Force
Definition
A push or a pull
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Newton
Definition
SI unit of force
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Inertia
Definition
The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion.
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Newton's First Law
Definition
An object moving at a constant velocity keeps moving at that velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
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F=ma
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Newton's Second Law
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Friction
Definition
The force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching each other.
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Air Resistance
Definition
A friction-like force which opposes falling objects.
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Gravity
Definition
The attractive force between any two objects
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Weight
Definition
The gravitational force exerted on an object
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Newton's Third Law of Motion
Definition
For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction
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