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Force and Motion A
Question | Answer |
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what is force | A push or a pull |
what is newton | a unit of measure of the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second |
what is energy | ability to do work or cause change |
what is a scale | equipment used to measure weight |
what is work | force exerted on an object that causes it to move. |
what is friction | the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other |
what is gravity | the force of attraction between all masses in the universe the force that pulls objects toward each other |
what is inertia | the tendency of an object to stay at rest or stay in motion the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion |