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Chapter 3 Forces (1)
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9th Grade
05/31/2011

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does an astronaut's mass change when he/she becomes weightless in orbit?
Definition
no but the weight does
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How is there gravity in space?
Definition
The gravitational forces of the planets on each other the shape of their orbit is formed.
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What would happen to a shuttle if the horizontal velocity disappeared?
Definition
It would fall straight to earth
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What would happen to a shuttle if the horizontal velocity disappeared?
Definition
It would fall straight to earth
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what would happen to satellites if gravity disappeared?
Definition
then all satellites would move forward
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describe the speed of a satellite as it orbits the earth.
Definition
speed is constant due to freefall motion.
Term
how dies a satellite change orbits?
Definition
when earth's gravity pulls on it. vertical speed continues to increase by 8.7m/s^2
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what moves the car through the tracks?
Definition
the car's inertia
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what moves the car through the tracks?
Definition
the car's inertia
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what force is felt in the loop-t-loop and the corkscrew?
Definition
centripital force
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what are "g forces"?
Definition
forces compared to the force due to gravity
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what are "g forces"?
Definition
forces compared to the force due to gravity
Term
what are "g forces"?
Definition
forces compared to the force due to gravity
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what are negitive g forces?
Definition
-feels the sensation of weightlessness
-over hills and upside down
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what are positive g forces?
Definition
-heavy, weightfullness
-bottoms of hills and loops (4x heavier)
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3 types of wheels of roller coasters
Definition
1. running
2. up/stop
3. friction
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running wheels
Definition
support the cars and are responsible for the speed on the top of the track.
*top of the track
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up/stop wheels
Definition
mounted underneath the track to prevent the car from crashing to the ground when upside down or flying off going over hills and loops
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friction wheels
Definition
mounted on the inside of tracks. controls side to side motions of cars.
Term
Newton's third law of motion
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to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
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action force equals.....
Definition
reaction force
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action/reaction either......
Definition
push/push or pull/pull never push/pull or pull/push
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momentum depends on what two things?
Definition
mass and velocity
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equation for momentum
Definition
p=mv
momentum equals mass times velocity
p=kg*m/s
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Law of conservation of momentum
Definition
total amount of momentum of group of objects does not change unless outside forces(friction) act on the objects. therefore, when the object hits each other they transfer their momentum to each other
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why is the first hill of a roller coaster the highest?
Definition
it needs momentum. it will loose energy and momentum.
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Newton believed that man could apply mathematical laws to explan....(3)
Definition
1. tides
2. light
3. falling objects
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Newton connected the falling of an apple with the_______________________and saw them as similar phenomenon.
Definition
motion of the moon
Term
what instrument did Newton build?
Definition
telescope
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Newton first published on what topic?
Definition
light
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Newton used _______ and _______ to investigate the properties of light.
Definition
experiments and observation
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Newton used _______ and _______ to investigate the properties of light.
Definition
experiments and observation
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Newton used _______ and _______ to investigate the properties of light.
Definition
experiments and observation
Term
What meant alot to Newton besides math?
Definition
interpretation of scripture
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What did Newton's laws of gravity in the Principia focus on?
Definition
1. mass
2. flat at poles
3. bulge at center(eqator)
4.tides
5. prosessing of equinoxes
6. motion of concets
Term
in 1696 Newton was given the postion of _______________ at the tower of london.
Definition
warded of the mint
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what year did Newton die?
Definition
1727
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