A | B |
speed | how fast or slow something is moving. d/t |
constant speed | speed that doesn't change. maintains a steady speed |
acceleration | speed up or slow down |
force | push or pull |
newton's first law of motion | an object will continue to move or stay still unless acted on by unbalanced force |
inertia | tendency of an object to remain in motion or at rest |
balanced force | forces are in equal and opposite direction |
unbalanced force | force is greater in one direction, greater exertion of force wins |
newton's second law of motion | an object acted upon by an unbalanced force will accelerate in the direction of the force. larger force wins |
friction | force that resists sliding motion between two objects in contact |
static friction | keeps an object at rest from moving when force is applied |
sliding friction | when two objects, in contact, slide past each other |
rolling friction | force that enables an object to move forward or backward as its going around and around |
air resistance | force that acts on an object as its traveling through the air |
newton's third law of motion | for every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction |