New Terms for Chapter 6 Flashcards
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the motion of a body when only the force of gravity is acting on the body
free fall
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
Terminal Velocity
the curved path that an object follows when thrown, launched, or otherwise projected near the surface of the Earth
projectile motion
the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object
inertia
a quantity defined as the product of the mass and velocity of an object
momentum