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Science
Physics
Question | Answer |
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physics | |
force | a push or pull exerted on an object |
net force | overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on an object are added together |
balanced force | equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions |
unbalanced force | a nonzero net force that changes an object's motion |
matter | |
mass | |
weight | |
motion | |
gravity | the force that pulls object toward each other |
speed | |
velocity | |
acceleration | |
inertia | tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or of a stationary object to remain in place |
newtons | |
energy | ability to do work or cause change, such as moving an object some distance |
kinetic energy | energy that an object has becase of its motion |
potential energy | energy that is stored and held in readiness |
Law of Conservation of Energy | the rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed |
friction | force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other |
pendulum | |
energy transformation |