Forces & Newton's Laws

Front

A push or a pull on an object

Back

Force

Front

The tendency of an object to maintain a constant velocity

Back

Inertia

Front

A force exerted by a surface perpendicular to the surface.

Back

Normal

Front

A force that resists an object's motion

Back

Friction

Front

A pulling force exerted along a rope, string, wire, cable...

Back

Tension

Front

The gravitational attraction between an object and the Earth.

Back

Weight

Front

Which of Newton's Laws describes the relationships between Force, mass and acceleration?

Back

2nd

Front

Which of Newton's Laws says that objects tend to maintain a constant velocity unless acted on by an unbalanced force?

Back

1st

Front

Which of Newton's Laws states that forces always come in pairs that are equal and opposite to one another?

Back

3rd

Front

A swimmer pushes backward on the water in order to move forward. This is an example of Newton's ________ Law.

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3rd