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Chapter 11 Vocabulary
Free Fall
the motion of a body when only the force of gravity is acting on it
Gravity
the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any
other physical body having mass
Inertia
the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if in motion, to resist a
change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object
Mass
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
Momentum
a quantity defined as the product of mass and velocity of an object (mass
x velocity)
Newton’s First Law
an object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion maintains its
velocity unless it experiences an unbalanced force
Newton’s Second Law
the unbalanced force acting on an object equals the object’s mass times
its acceleration (F = ma)
Newton’s Third Law
for every action force, there is an equal and opposite reaction force
Projectile Motion
the curved path that an object follows when thrown, launched or
otherwise projected near the earth’s surface
Terminal Velocity
the constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistance is
equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity
Weight
the gravitational force an object experiences because of its mass
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WORD
Free Fall
Gravity
Inertia
Mass
Momentum
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s Second Law
Newton’s Third Law
Projectile Motion
Terminal Velocity
Weight
TALLY
Free Fall
Momentum
Gravity
Newton’s First
Law
Inertia
Newton’s Second
Law
Mass
Newton’s Third
Law
a quantity defined as the product
of mass and velocity of an object
(mass x velocity)
the motion of a body when only
the force of gravity is acting on it
an object at rest remains at rest
and an object in motion
maintains its velocity unless it
experiences an unbalanced force
the force that attracts a body
toward the center of the earth, or
toward any other physical body
having mass
the unbalanced force acting on an
object equals the object’s mass
times its acceleration (F = ma)
the tendency of an object to resist
being moved or, if in motion, to
resist a change in speed or
direction until an outside force
acts on the object
for every action force, there is an
equal and opposite reaction force
a measure of the amount of
matter in an object
Projectile Motion
Terminal Velocity
Weight
the curved path that an object
follows when thrown, launched
or otherwise projected near the
earth’s surface
the constant velocity of a falling
object when the force of air
resistance is equal in magnitude
and opposite in direction to the
force of gravity
the gravitational force an object
experiences because of its mass