Momentum and Newtons Laws of Motion
Newton's First Law of Motion
An object remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a force
Newton's Second Law of Motion
The rate of change of momentum of an object
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Key terms in this lesson
- Momentum
- The product of an object's mass and its velocity; a vector quantity, conserved in any interaction provided no external resultant force acts.
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