science - definitions and laws

newton's first law (law of inertia)

an object at rest will remain at rest and a moving object will continue with a constant velocity unless an external unbalanced force acts on it

inertia

the tendency of an object to resist changes in its velocity

newton's second law

an object will only accelerate if there is a net or unbalanced force acting on it

law of conservation of energy

energy can be converted from one form to another but cannot be created nor destroyed

power

the rate of doing work

energy

the capacity to do work

work done

the energy when a force acting on an object causes a displacement

newton's third law

to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction