Flashcard: Newton's Laws & Gravity 2024

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Mass is ________.

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the amount of matter in an object and is constant for most objects.

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Which of Newton's Laws is best described by "inertia"?

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1st Law

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True or False: Your mass on Earth is the same on the Moon.

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True

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Which model has weaker gravitational attraction?

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Model B

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Which describes Newton's First Law of Motion?

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An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

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What is gravity?

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A force that attracts two bodies towards each other.

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What does Newton's Second Law state?

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F = ma (Force equals mass times acceleration).

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What is inertia?

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The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.

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What happens to your weight on the Moon compared to Earth?

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Your weight is less on the Moon due to weaker gravity.

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What is the relationship between mass and weight?

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Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object's mass.