Newton's Laws Vocab

Front

Which of these are examples of acceleration?

Options:

speeding up is the only example

,

slowing down

,

turning left

,

increasing speed

Back

speeding up is the only example

,

slowing down

,

turning left

,

increasing speed

Front

net force

Back

the sum of all forces acting on an object

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Front

Unit of measurement for force

Back

Newton

Front

Which is an example of a contact force?

Options: Friction, Gravity, Magnetism, Electricity

Back

Friction

Front

What is friction?

Back

Friction is the force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching.

Front

Which of Newton's Laws of Motion is also known as the Law of Inertia?

Back

Newton's First Law of Motion

Front

Which of Newton's Laws of Motion says that there is a relationship between force, mass and acceleration?

Back

Newton's Second Law of Motion

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Which of Newton's Laws of Motion says that for each action there is an equal and opposite reaction?

Back

Newton's Third Law of Motion

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Front

Which is an example of balanced forces?

• A car accelerating on a highway.
• A balloon rising in the air.
• A book resting on a table.

Back

A book resting on a table.

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Front

Which is an example of unbalanced forces?

Back

A falling apple from a tree

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