Chapter5️⃣ Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What is force?
A
A push or pull on a system
2
Q
What is contact force?
A
When one system touches another
3
Q
What is field force?
A
Force excerted on a field
4
Q
What is another name for contact force?
A
Michanical force
5
Q
What is balanced force?
A
Forces that push and pull and cancel each other out
6
Q
What is external force?
A
A force that acts on a system from out side the systems bound dais
7
Q
What is unbalanced force?
A
One force larger that the other
8
Q
What is weight measured as and what is the perportionality constant?
A
Newtons and 9.81 n
9
Q
What is Newton’s first law?
A
The law of inertia- objects at rest will remain at rest, objects in motion continue in a straight line at a constant velocity unless acted upon by a net external force
10
Q
Who loved to study motion?
A
The Greek
