Momentum and Newton's Second Law Spelling Bee

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  1. second law of motion
    the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
    Although Newton expressed his second law of motion in terms of momentum rather than acceleration, there was no mention of the rate of change of momentum.
  2. law of motion
    one of three basic laws of classical mechanics
    Although Newton expressed his second law of motion in terms of momentum rather than acceleration, there was no mention of the rate of change of momentum.
  3. acceleration
    an increase in rate of change
    English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton's second law states that the acceleration of a body is proportional to the force applied to it and inversely proportional to its mass.
  4. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
    The original form was written in terms of momentum and is currently expressed as: F = dp/dt, where F is the force, dp is the change in momentum, and dt is the time interval.
  5. Sir Isaac Newton
    English mathematician and physicist
    English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton's second law states that the acceleration of a body is proportional to the force applied to it and inversely proportional to its mass.
  6. density
    the amount per unit size
    Newton first defined the quantity of matter, mass, as an irreducible term arising from density and volume.
  7. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
    Next, Newton defined the quantity of motion, momentum, as an irreducible term arising from a measure of velocity and quantity of matter.
Created on Thu Jul 12 09:35:29 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Jul 12 13:23:17 EDT 2012)

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