These science flash cards are concerned with the physics behind the laws of force
There are 19 flash cards in this set (4 pages to print.)
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Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| What is a force? | A PUSH or a PULL |
| What are the two FACTORS of a force? | MAGNITUDE and DIRECTION |
| Objects will ______ when acted upon by an unbalanced force. | ACCELERATE (speed up, slow down, change direction) |
| When an object is subject to 2 or more forces at once, the result is a _____ _____. | NET FORCE |
| If two forces of EQUAL magnitudes act in OPPOSITE directions, what would be the net force? | 0 NEWTONS |
| ______ is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion. | INERTIA |
| ______ is the amount of matter in an object. | MASS |
| If the mass of an object is INCREASED, the inertia of the object will _______. | INCREASE |
| _____ is a force created by one object rubbing against the surface of another object. | FRICTION |
| What types of friction will we talk about in science class? | ROLLING, FLUID, and SLIDING FRICTION |
| What is the term for the force that holds everything in its place in the universe? | GRAVITY |
| What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward the center of the planet they are on? | GRAVITY |
| If 2 forces of UNEQUAL magnitudes act in OPPOSITE directions, the net force's DIRECTION would be the same as the ______ force. | LARGER FORCE |
| _____ _____ is used for the end result of forces combining together. | NET FORCE |
| Newton's 1st law of Motion tells us that an object that is at rest will REMAIN at REST, or if its moving, it will CONTINUE to MOVE, unless acted upon by an _____ _____. | UNBALANCED FORCE |
| _______ is the "stuff" that makes up everything in the universe. | MATTER |
| ______ is the unit of measurement for force. | NEWTON |
| How many Newtons does a balanced force have? | 0 NEWTONS |
| What two things are needed for an object to have weight? | MASS and GRAVITY |
