When you pull on a window shade, you exert a(n) _____.
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A(n) _____ can be used to represent the direction and strength of a force.
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The strength of a force is measured in _____.
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The net force determines how and if an object will _____.
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When two forces act in opposite directions, the object will accelerate in the same direction as the _____ force.
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A force is described by its _____ and by the direction in which it acts.
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The law of universal _____ states that the force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe that have mass.
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As distance increases, gravitational force _____.
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When you stand on a bathroom scale, it displays the ____ force that Earth is exerting on you.
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Friction acts in a direction _____ to the direction of the object's motion.
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When the irregularities of one surface come into contact with those of another surface, _____ occurs.
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The applied force required to push something across a surface ____ as friction increases.
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Newton's first law of motion states that an object will not experience a change in motion unless acted upon by a(n) balanced force.
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To increase acceleration of an object, you reduce its mass or increase the applied force.
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Newton's third law of motion states that if one object exerts a force on another object, then the second object exerts a force of equal strength in the same direction
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Resistance to change in motion is called statis.
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Action and reaction forces acting in opposite directions do cancel out because they act on different objects.
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If you lean against a wall, the wall pushes back on you with a(n) weaker force.
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Which of the following, moving at the same speed, would be hardest to stop?
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Which moving object, in all likelihood, will have the greatest momentum?
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Which formula is used to calculate momentum?
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In which situation does the law of conservation of momentum apply?
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The state that exists when the only force acting on an object is gravity is called...
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The acceleration due to gravity near the surface of Earth is equal to...
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Satellites in orbit around Earth travel in an almost circular path because Earth is...
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The word centripetal means...
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Force = 65 kg X 3 m/s2 =
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A 250 kg trailer is being pulled by a truck. The force causes the trailer to accelerate at 4 m/s2. What is the net force that causes this acceleration?
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Momentum = 5 kg X 6.5 m/s = (no unit necessary)
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A 0.14 kg baseball travels at 7 m/s. What is it's momentum? (no unit necessary)