Vocabulary
Reaction Force
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The force that is equal in strength and opposite in direction to the action force, which acts simultaneously on whatever is exerting the action force |
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Newton's Third Law |
Whenever one body exerts a force on a second, the second body exerts and equal and opposite force on the first |
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Force
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Any influence that tends to accelerate an object; a push or a pull |
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Mass
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The amount of matter in an object: a measure of an object's inertia |
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Acceleration
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The rate at which velocity changes |
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Action force
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One of the pair of forces described in Newton's 3rd law |