Laws of Motion and Gravity

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

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Force

The force of attraction between any 2 objects that have mass.

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Friction

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Gravitational force depends on the mass of the 2 objects involved and on the distance between them.

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Law of Universal Gravitation

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A push or a pull.

• Friction

• Velocity

• Force

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The rate of change of velocity.

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Friction

The speed and direction in which an object is moving.

• Velocity

• Gravity

• Friction

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A force that opposes motion and that occurs when things slide or roll over each other.

• Friction

• Law of Universal Gravitation

• Acceleration