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Directed Reading for Section 2 Newton's Second Law
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Directions: Write the correct term in the boxes in the puzzle. The boxed letters should spell the word that
completes Newton's Second Law in item 9.
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2
5
5
1.
2.
3. In the formula a = net
m'
4. When you sit in a chair, it exerts
5. Force is measured in
6. A gravitational
7. In the formula a =
8.
E
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SPAR
E
exists between any two objects that have mass.
occurs any time an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.
Fnet stands for
Class
against you.
exists between you and every object in the universe.
m stands for
9. An object acted upon by a force will
F
m'
describes how fast an object is moving and in what direction.
in the direction of the force.
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