Newton's Laws: Vocabulary

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The quantity of matter in an object.

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mass

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The law that states an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a net external force.

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Law of Inertia (First Law)

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A push or a pull.

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Force

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The state of an object when all forces acting on it are balanced, resulting in no change in motion.

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Balanced forces

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An object at ________ stays at rest.

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rest

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The force that opposes the motion of an object sliding or rolling over a surface.

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Friction

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The second law of motion that states the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass.

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Newton's Second Law

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The force of attraction between two objects due to their mass.

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Gravity

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The third law of motion that states for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Newton's Third Law

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The measure of the gravitational force acting on an object, often confused with mass.

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Weight

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