Physical Science Chapter 7: Force and Newton's Laws
Vocabulary Words
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7-1 Newton's First Law
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force
net force
balanced forces
Newton's first law of motion
friction
static friciton
sliding friction
rolling friction
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- How can a force be exerted?
- What happen when two forces act in the same direction?
- What happens when two forces act in opposite directions?
- Why is Newton's first law important?
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What are the three kinds of friction. Give an example of each.
- What do the different forms of friction have in common?
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7-2 Newton's Second Law
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Newton's second law of motion
newton
centripetal force
air resistance
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- What is gravity?
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What two things does the force of gravity depend on?
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What is the difference between weight and mass?
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In circular motion, what force acts upon the object?
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What is the equation that shows the acceleration of an object due to net force?
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Describe satellite motion. Include a picture illustrating your answer. Visit this website: http://www.mcanv.com/p1aso.html
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What is terminal velocity?
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Can you change your terminal velocity? Explain.
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7-3 Newton's Third Law
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Newton's third law of motion
action-reaction pairs
free fall
weightlessness
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- Give three examples of action-reaction pairs.
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Why don't action-reaction pairs cancel each other out?
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How do we use action-reaction pairs?
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What are the action-reaction pairs in a rocket launch?
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Are astronauts really weightless? Why?
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Be able to write down from memory Newton's Three Laws of Motion!!!!
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