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Newton's Second Law of Motion

Terms and concepts for Chapter 3

AB
AccelerationThe rate at which velocity changes with time; the change may be in magnitude or direction or both
Air Drag or Air ResistanceFrictional resistance due to motion through air
Free FallMotion under the influence of gravitational pull only
FrictionThe resistive force that opposes the motion or attempted motion of an object past another which it is in contact, or through a fluid
FrictionA force that opposes motion
InertiaThe property of things to resist changes in motion
Inverse RelationshipWhen two values change in opposite directions. Why type of relationship is this?
KilogramA SI unit of mass; the mass of 1 liter of water at 4 degrees celcius. The only unit of mass we have used in this chapter
Newton's Second Law of MotionForce = mass x acceleration
Newton's Second Law of MotionThe greater the force and the greater the mass the greater the acceleration required
MassThe amount of matter in an object. A measure of inertia
Terminal Speed or Terminal VelocityThe speed at which the acceleration of a falling object terminates because air resistance balances it weight.
Terminal VelocityTerminal speed with direction of motion (down for falling objects)
WeightThe force due to gravity on an object
VolumeThe amount of space an object occupies
g or 9.8 m/s2The contant for the acceleration due to gravity
9.8 m/s2The value of g
Newton's Second LawAccleration = Force/Mass
Newton's Second LawMass =Force/Acceleration

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