Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Definitions

Pressure: the continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it 
PSI: pounds per square inch.
Center Of Mass: a point representing the mean position of the matter in a body or system.
Propulsion: the action of driving or pushing forward
Newton's 1st Law: The first states that a body continues in a state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is acted on by an external force. 
Newton's 2nd Law: The second states that the rate of change of momentum of a moving body is proportional to the force acting to produce the change. 
Newton's 3rd Law: The third states that if one body exerts a force on another, there is an equal and opposite force (or reaction) exerted by the second body on the first.


definitions from Dictionary.com

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