Newton's Laws Physics Terms Falling Objects Newton or Galileo? Miscellaneous
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What is Newton's 2nd Law?
This law of physics contains a mathematical formula
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What is mass?
The amount of matter or inertia an object has
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What is terminal velocity?
This term describes when an object reaches its final speed
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Who is Galileo?
This famous scientist discovered inertia
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What is weight?
When you travel to another planet, this measurement of gravitational pull changes
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What is Newton's 1st Law?
This law of physics was initially discovered by Galileo
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What is net force?
The vector sum of all forces affecting an object
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What is inertia? (also accept gravity)
This force depends on how much mass an object has
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Who is Isaac Newton?
This scientist had a mental breakdown after completing a major scientific breakthrough
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What is marbles? (Or ringer)
This children's game is a great example of Newton's 3rd Law
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What is Newton's 2nd Law?
This law of physics requires you to calculate mass in kilograms
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What is acceleration?
A change in speed
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What is friction or air resistance?
This force's affect differs depending on the shape of the falling object
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Who is Galileo?
This scientist made a slight mistake--forgetting to factor in the force of gravity--when he discovered inertia
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What is the Law of Universal Gravitation
This law explains why the earth rotates around the sun
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What is Newton's 3rd Law?
This law covers situation in which forces interact with one another
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What is friction?
The resistance one object encounters when moving over another
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What is The Leaning Tower of Pisa?
This tower was used by Galileo to experiment with whether or not objects fall at a constant speed.
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Who is Isaac Newton?
This scientist wrote the Universal Law of Gravitation
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Who is Galileo?
This scientist got in trouble with the Catholic Church for insisting that the earth rotated around the sun, rather than the other way around
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What is the Universal Law of Gravitation?
This law explains why the moon affects earth's tides
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What is weight?
The amount of gravitational pull on an object
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What is a hammer and a feather?
These two objects were dropped on the moon in a famous experiment about falling objects
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Who is Galileo?
This scientist, born in 1546, proved gravity was constant
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What is Newton's 1st Law (or the Law of Inertia)
This law of physics is used by magicians when pulling a tablecloth out from under a set of dishes.






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