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a push or a pull on an object Force

a for ce bet w een t w o object s t h a t a r e in

con t a ct w it h ea ch ot h er Contact Force

a for ce a pplied t o a n object by a n ot h er

body t h a t is n ot in con t a ct w it h it Non-contact force

the force of gravity acting upon

an object Weight

the quantity of matter in an

object Mass

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kilograms (kg) Mass is measured in______ (__)

Newtons (N) Weight is measured in______

(__)

Formula for force

F=ma (_=__)

begin Kicking a stationary soccer ball

would...
movement

Inertia Newton's First Law of Motion is

called the law of...

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Acceleration Newton's Second Law of Motion is

called the law of...

Recoil Newton's Third Law of Motion is

called the law of...

A two-word summary of
action-reaction Newton's Third Law is...

1 . T h e object is st a t ion a r y 2 . T h e object is For ces a r e a lw a y s ba la n ced if ( 1 .

m ov in g a t a con st a n t speed __________ 2 . ______________)

t h e t en den cy of a n object t o r em a in in it s
pr esen t st a t e of m ot ion Inertia

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The measure of the motion of a

body Momentum

p=mv Formula for momentum (_=__)

the rate of change of velocity Acceleration

v2-v1/t Formula for acceleration

(_____/_______)

a v ect or qu a n t it y w h ich r efer s t o t h e r a t e

a t w h ich a n object ch a n g es it s posit ion Average Velocity

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displacement/time Average Velocity

taken Formula

t h e t ot a l m om en t u m of a n y g r ou p of
object s r em a in s t h e sa m e u n less ou t side
The Law of Conservation of
for ces a ct on t h e object s Momentum states that...

A dev ice w h ich ch a n g es t h e size a n d/or

dir ect ion of a for ce n eeded t o do w or k Machine

ba sic dev ices t h a t per for m w or k w it h

on ly on e m ov em en t . T h ey t r a n sfer
Simple Machines
en er g y fr om t h e effor t t o t h e loa d are...

a rigid bar that rotates about a

pivot called a fulcrum Lever

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3 There are ___ classes of levers

T h e poin t on w h ich t h e ba r is r est in g -t h e

piv ot poin t . T h e r ig id ba r r ot a t es a bou t
t h is poin t . Ev er y lev er MUST con t a in a
fu lcr u m
Fulcrum

The mass or object being lifted or

moved by the lever Load

T h e a m ou n t of w or k per for m ed on t h e
lev er t o a ch iev e t h e desir ed m ov em en t of
t h e loa d Effort

the part of the lever between the

effort and the fulcrum Effort Arm

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the part of the lever between the

fulcrum and the load Load Arm

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