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What is gravity?
What is a law in scientific terms?
A statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true
Who defined the laws of motion and gravity?
Isaac Newton
What are the laws of motion?
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What is an unbalanced force?
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What does the 1st law of motion state?
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What causes friction?
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What does the 2nd law of motion imply?
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What is the 3rd law of motion?
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What is inertia?
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What does mass measure?
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Define momentum.
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What are scales?
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What is weight?
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What is motion?
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What is velocity?
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Define speed.
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What is force?
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What is acceleration?
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Define thrust.
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What is lift?
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What is energy?
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What is work?
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Define potential energy.
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Study Notes
Fundamental Concepts of Force and Motion
- Gravity: An invisible attractive force between all masses, causing objects to pull towards each other.
- Law: A statement reflecting natural behaviors that consistently occur in nature, regarded as true.
Contributions of Sir Isaac Newton
- Isaac Newton: Mathematician and physicist known for formulating the laws of motion and the law of gravity, explaining universal motion.
- Laws of Motion: Three essential principles proposed by Newton that describe how forces influence the movement of objects.
Forces in Motion
- Unbalanced Force: A force that causes an object to move, stop, or change its direction.
- 1st Law of Motion: Object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion maintains its state unless influenced by an unbalanced force.
Types of Forces
- Friction: Resistance encountered when one object moves in contact with another surface.
- 2nd Law of Motion: States that an unbalanced force will cause an object to accelerate, described with the formula ( f = m(a) ) (force equals mass times acceleration).
- 3rd Law of Motion: For every action force, there is an equal and opposite reaction force.
Properties of Motion
- Inertia: The tendency of an object to remain in its current state of motion unless affected by an external force.
- Mass: Measurement of the amount of matter in an object, crucial in determining weight and inertia.
- Momentum: Represents how much force an object has while it is moving.
Measurement and Kinematics
- Scales: Ratio comparing the size of an object to its representation or model.
- Weight: The gravitational force exerted on an object, dependent on mass.
- Motion: Defined as any change in an object's position over time.
- Velocity: Combines speed with the direction of an object's movement.
- Speed: The distance traveled by an object over a specific time period.
Dynamics of Forces
- Force: Any push or pull that can cause an object to move or alter its motion.
- Acceleration: Any change in the speed or direction of an object's movement.
- Thrust: The force that propels an object forward.
- Drag: A resistance force that works against an object in motion, slowing it down.
- Lift: An upward force acting on an object, countering gravity.
Energy and Work
- Energy: The capacity to perform work, existing in various forms including kinetic and potential energy.
- Work: The process of transferring energy between objects.
- Potential Energy: Stored energy, ready to be converted into kinetic energy.
- Kinetic Energy: Energy that an object possesses due to its motion.
Equilibrium and Forces
- Balanced Force: A situation where two or more forces are equal and opposite, resulting in no change in motion.
- Newton: The standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI).
- Air Resistance: The opposing force exerted by air against a moving object, acting in the opposite direction to that object's motion.
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