Chapter 11 part 2 vocab

Front

Law stating that acceleration equals net force divided by mass:

Back

Newtons 2nd Law of motion

Front

Tendency of an object to resist motion change:

Back

inertia

Front

Fluid force between an object and air; a falling object meets this upward force.

Back

air resistance

Front

Law stating that action and reaction keep combined momentum constant.

Back

Law of conservation of momentum

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Front

Only force acting on an object is gravity

Back

free fall

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

Law stating every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

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Newton’s third law of motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

Property of a moving object that resists stopping; equal to mass times velocity.

Back

momentum

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

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Motion of an object with initial horizontal velocity, pulled down by gravity; an object that is thrown.

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projectile motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Motion along a curved path

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orbital motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

Law stating an object's motion won't change without an unbalanced force.

Back

Newton’s first law of motion