Force and Motion vocabulary #11

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When objects remain in the same place, it is called...

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balanced force

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The scientific term for when an object stays at rest...

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inertia

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A push or a pull is called...

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force

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The unit used to measure force, named after Sir Isaac Newton...

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newtons

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A force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth...

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gravity

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The force that opposes the motion of two surfaces that are in contact...

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friction

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An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. This is known as...

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Newton's First Law of Motion

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The rate at which an object changes its velocity...

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acceleration

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The force that causes an object to move in a circular path...

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centripetal force

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The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion...

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inertia