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| a branch of mechanics that studies the effects of forces on motion of objects |
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| Newton's 1st law of dynamics |
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| an object at rest tendsto remain at rest, and an object in motion tends to remain in unform motion along a straight line |
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| the natural tendency of objects to remain at rest or in unifom motion at a constant velocity |
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| a physical quantity that is the measure of inertial and gravitational properites of matter and also total energy of an object |
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| a vector quantity that corresponds to any action of one object on another object |
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| resultant force acting on an object |
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| Newton's 2nd Law of Dynamics |
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| net force acting on an object is equal to the product fo mass of an object, and an object's acceleration produced by net force. |
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| for every action there is a equal but opposite reaction |
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| gravitional force ecerted on an object by any large body ( Earth ) |
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| force in which a suppoting surface acts on an object. A normal force is directed normal or perpendicular to teh supporting surface |
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| a reaction force set up in a body that is subjected to stress |
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| the force that opposes the relative motion of two bodies |
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| a coefficient of proportionality between a frictional force and normal force acting on an obj. |
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| img. line along which there is the action of the force |
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| branch of mechanics that studies equilibrium of physical bodies |
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| 1st condition fo equilibrium |
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the state of an obj. in which it has zero acceleration b/c of net force on an obj. equals zero.
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1) static equilibrium ( when bosy is at rest)
2) translational equilibriumk ( when body is in uniform motion with a constant velocity |
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