Chapter 2: Newton's First Law

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Natural Motion

motion that is straight up or straight down

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Violent Motion

imposed motion resulting from an external push or pull

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Force

A push or a pull

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Inertia

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

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Mass

the amount of matter in an object

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Objects at rest...

stay at rest

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Objects in motion...

stay in motion

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vector

A quantity that has magnitude and direction

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contact forces

forces that have an effect only on objects that they touch

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long range forces

forces that act on an object without physical contact

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net force

The combination of all forces acting on an object

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The equilibrium rule

The vector sum of forces acting on a nonaccelerating object equals 0

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speed

The distance an object travels per unit of time

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velocity

Speed in a given direction

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