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8th Grade Newton's Laws Key Terms

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Newton’s First LawObjects in motion tend to stay in motion and objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton’s Second LawForce equals mass times acceleration (F = ma).
Newton’s Third LawFor every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Inertiathe tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion
Accelerationa change in velocity (changing speed, direction or both)
VelocityThe rate of change of a position along a straight line with respect to time
Forcepush or pull
MassThe amount of matter in something. It is also a measure of the body's inertia
Weightthe force acting on the object due to gravity
Frictionthe resistance of motion when one object rubs against another
Kinetic Energyenergy of motion
Potential Energystored energy


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