Friction Vocabulary

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Force

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a push or pull exerted on an object

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Newton

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a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second

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Net Force

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the overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together

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Unbalanced Forces

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forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object’s motion

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Balanced Forces

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equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions

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Friction

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the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other

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Static Friction

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friction that acts on objects that are not moving

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Sliding Friction

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friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another

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Rolling Friction

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friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface

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Fluid Friction

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friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid