Force and Motion

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Air Resistance

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force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air

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Balanced Force

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Forces that cancel each other: net force is zero

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Unbalanced Forces

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Forces that are not cancelled and result in a net force is not zero

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Net Force

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The total force that results from combining all the forces acting on an object

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Force Diagram

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a diagram of the objects involved in a situation and the forces exerted on the objects

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Friction

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A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

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Static friction

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Friction that acts on objects that are not moving

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Gravity

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A force of attraction between any two masses

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Inertia

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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

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Magnitude

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Greatness of size or strength of a force