Forces and Motion

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What is Potential Energy?

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Stored energy that has the potential to do work when released.

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What is a pull?

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A force that moves an object closer to you.

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What is a push?

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A force that moves an object away from you.

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How are push and pull similar?

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They are both forces.

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What happens to an object at rest if no force acts on it?

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It will stay at rest.

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What is a force?

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A push or pull that can change the motion of an object.

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What is friction?

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A force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact.

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What is gravity?

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A force that pulls objects toward each other, such as the Earth pulling us down.

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What is acceleration?

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The rate at which an object changes its velocity.

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What is balanced force?

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Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.