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Study Guide for Ch. 19
Words to know:
reference point
velocity
net force
static friction
weight
motion
acceleration
balanced forces
kinetic friction
distance
force
unbalanced forces
gravity
speed
Newton
friction
mass
1. What is the formula to determine distance?
2. What is the formula to determine speed?
3. What is the difference between speed and velocity?
4. How do you determine net force?
5. What does the net force of 0 N mean?
6. What causes an object to move?
7. What are two factors that determine the amount of friction?
8. What is an example of kinetic friction?
9. What is an example of static friction?
10. How would you reduce friction?
11. What happens to the force of gravity when the distance between the objects increases?
12. When is the gravitational pull the greatest between two objects?
13. How could you reduce the friction when trying to move heavy furniture?
14. How do you write a measurement for velocity? What info do you need?
15. Know how to read a graph.
16. Know how to create a graph, titling the graph, labeling and titling the x and y axis, determine scale,
and plot points on the graph.