THE THREE LAWS OF MOTION Flashcards

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FIRST LAW- (…) MEAN (…) IN (…)

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BALANCED FORCES MEAN NO CHANGE IN VELOCITY

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DEFINITION OF THE FIRST LAW

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IF THE FORCES OF AN OBJECT ARE ALL BALANCED, THAN ITLL JUST STAY STILL, OR ELSE IF ITS ALREAY MOVING ITLL JUST CARRY ON MOVING AT THE SAME VELOCITY (THERE MUST BE ZERO RESULTANT FORCE)

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EXAMLE OF THE FIRST LAW

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WHENB A TRAIN, CAR OR BUS IS MOVING AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY THEN THE FORCES ON IT MUST ALL BE BALANCED

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SECOND LAW- A (…) MEANS (…)

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RESULTANT FORCE MEANS ACCELERATION

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LONG DEFINITION SECOND LAW

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IF THERE IS UNBALANCED FORCE, THEN THE OBJECT WILL ACCELERATE IN THAT DIRECTION
ACCELERATION (STARTING, STOPPING, SPEEDING UP, SLOWING DOWN AND CHANGING DIRECTION)

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WHAT IS THE FORMULA (RESULTANT FORCE= MASS x ACCELERATION) FOR

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TO MAKE ANY RESULTANT FORCE PRODUCE AN ACCELERATION (BIG MASS TRAVEL AS FAST AS THE SMALL ONE THANKS TO A BIGGER FORCE)

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7
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THE THIRD LAW (…)

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REACTION FORCES

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WHAT IS THE FANCY DEFINITION OF THE THIRD LAW

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IF OBJECT ‘A’ EXERTS A FORCE ON OBJECT ‘B’ THEN OBJECT ‘B’ EXERTS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE FORCE ON OBJECT ‘A’

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