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Newton's Laws
Newton's laws
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Physics
12th Grade
11/11/2010

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What is Newton's first law?

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An object continues in its state of rest or of uniform velocity in a straight line as long as no net force acts on it.

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What is inertia?

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The tendency of an object to remain at rest

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How is inertia measured?

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mass (kg)

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What are some real world examples and applications of Newton's first law?

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A ball at rest in a moving car will roll forward when the car stops because of inertia.

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What is mass?

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The measure of inertia in an object and the measure of the quantity of matter in an object

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What is Newton's second law?

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Acceleration is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and is proportional to mass. Direction of acceleration is in the direction of net force.

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What is the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration?

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ΣF=ma

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What does it mean when the sum of the forces acting on a body are zero?

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There is no acceleration

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What is the weight of an object?

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Fg=mg

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What is the normal force?

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The force between an object and a surface perpendicular to it

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What is the relationship between normal force and weight of an object?

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FN=mgcosθ

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What is Newton's third law?

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Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

FAB= -FBA

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What is an interaction pair?

 Why dont the forces cancel out?

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Two forces acting on each other don't cancel out because there is more than one force acting on each object

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What is friction?

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