Chapter 3: Vocabulary Review

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Click on the correct vocabulary term (not the letter) that matches each phrase.

1. a measure of the amount of matter in an object.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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2. a force that opposes motion between two touching surfaces.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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3. the gravitational force exerted on an object.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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4. a measure of the speed and direction of an object.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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5. In the formula, F=ma, the “a” stands for this quantity.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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6. the product of the mass of an object and its velocity.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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7. the attractive force between two objects depends on their masses and the distance between them.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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8. can be used to calculate the net force on an object if the mass and acceleration are known.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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9. exists between two surfaces that are not moving past each other.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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10. the force acting toward the center of a rotating object.Correct! Go to the next question.

a. centripetal acceleration

b. centripetal force

c. friction

d. law of gravitation

e. momentum

f. Newton’s second law of motion

g. Newton’s third law of motion

h. weight

i. mass

j. speed

k. velocityX

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l. acceleration

m. static friction

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Chapter 3: Vocabulary Review

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