What is gravity?
Forces & Free Body Diagrams

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Gravity is a force that attracts two bodies towards each other, commonly experienced as the force that pulls objects towards the Earth.
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What is tension in physics?
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Tension is the force exerted by a rope, string, or chain when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.
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What is friction?
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Friction is a force that opposes the motion of an object, acting parallel to the surfaces in contact.
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What is a free-body diagram?
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A free-body diagram is a graphical representation used to visualize the forces acting on an object.
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What does it mean for forces to be balanced?
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Balanced forces occur when two or more forces acting on an object are equal in size and opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.
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What does it mean for forces to be unbalanced?
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Unbalanced forces occur when the total force acting on an object is not zero, causing the object to accelerate in the direction of the net force.
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What is inertia?
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Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion; an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
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