General Science Newton's Laws Flash Card Set 618307

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Second Law of Motion

Newton's second law of motion states that The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. This law basically means that the greater the mass of an object, the more force is needed to overcome its inertia.

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Newton's second law of motion specifies that the greater the __________ of an object, the more force is needed to overcome its inertia.