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Section 5 Newton's Second Law Vocabulary
Vocabulary Section 5 Newton's Second Law
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Physics
11th Grade
08/13/2011

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air resistance
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Friction or drag that acts on something moving through air
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free-body diagram
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A diagram showing all the forces acting on an object
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Newton's second law
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The acceleration produced by a net force on a body is directly proportional to the megnitude of the net force, is in the same direction as the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the body
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Pascal
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The SI unit of pressure. One pascal (symbol Pa) of pressure exerts a normal force of one newton per square meter
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pressure
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Force per unit of surface area where the force is perpendicular to the surface; measured in pascals
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fluid
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Anything that flows; in particular, any liquid or gas
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