Vocab 2

Question 0

The overall force acting on an object when all of the forces acting on it are combined

Answer 0

Net Force

Question 1

A push or a pull; something that changes the motion of an object.

Answer 1

Force

Question 2

A scientific law stating that objects at rest remain at rest, and objects in motion remain in motion with the same velocity, unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

Answer 2

Newton’s First Law

Question 3

The resistance of an object to a change in the speed or the direction of its motion.

Answer 3

Indertia

Question 4

A scientific law stating that the acceleration of an object increases with increased force and decreases with increased mass

Answer 4

Newton’s Second Law

Question 5

Any force that keeps an object moving in a circle.

Answer 5

Centripetal Force

Question 6

A scientific law stating that every time one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back on the first object.

Answer 6

Newton’s Third Law