F-1 Flashcard

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What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

Back

An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by a net external force.

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What is friction?

Back

A force that opposes the motion of an object, acting in the opposite direction to the movement.

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What does a force-time graph represent?

Back

It shows how the force acting on an object changes over time.

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What is acceleration?

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The rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time.

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What is the relationship between force and acceleration?

Back

According to Newton's Second Law, force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma).

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What does a velocity-time graph show?

Back

It illustrates how the velocity of an object changes over time.

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What is the significance of the slope in a velocity-time graph?

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The slope represents the acceleration of the object.

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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 is a net force?

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The overall force acting on an object when all individual forces are combined.

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What happens to an object when the net force acting on it is zero?

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The object remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity.